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Planning for the Installation of Windows 7
FIGURE 1.7 Windows 7 launched within a Virtual PC machine
Action
The Action menu includes four choices:
View Full Screen No surprise here. Selecting this option maximizes the VPC window to
full screen. When set to full screen, a Title tab is pinned to the top of the window. This tab
includes many of the same choices as the full menu. To the far right are icons reminiscent
of minimize, maximize, and close icons but labeled as Switch To Your Computer Desktop,
Exit Full Screen, and Close.
Sleep Selecting Sleep puts the VPC into a power-saving sleep mode. Once Sleep is selected,
the menu item changes to Wake Up. If you select Wake Up, the VPC will exit the sleep mode.
Restart Selecting Restart forces a system restart. If you have programs running, you will
be prompted that they are open, and you may lose work if you continue. You can click
Force Restart or click Cancel to return to the desktop.
Close The Close menu gives the choices Hibernate, Shut Down, or Turn Off. Hibernate
will cause the current state to be saved—open windows and files remain open and, when
you launch this VPC image again, everything is returned to the exact same state. Shut Down
performs a logical shut down, and Turn Off simulates pressing the power button on the PC.
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