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Virtualization Considerations 41
USB
The USB drop-down menu shows all the USB devices attached to your host system. As devices
are added or removed from the host system, they will be added or removed from this menu.
Devices aren’t automatically available in the VPC, though. If you want the device to
be available, you need to select it from the menu, as shown in Figure 1.8. Devices that are
attached to the VPC are removed from the host system.
FIGURE 1.8 Selecting USB devices in the Virtual PC
Once a device is attached to the VPC, you can release it by selecting it from the menu
and choosing Release.
Tools
The Tools drop-down menu includes two choices: Integration Components and Settings.
Once you add and enable the Integration Components, you’ll be able to work with VPC
images in a more seamless manner. The mouse will easily move in and out of the VPC win-
dow, and you can easily cut and paste data from your host system into the VPC window.
If you select Settings, the VPC will launch a window similar to the one shown in
Figure 1.9 that you can use to modify many of the environment settings for the VPC. Some
settings (such as the Networking setting) can be configured while the VPC is running.
Other settings (such as Memory) can be configured only when the VPC is turned off.
FIGURE 1.9 Windows Virtual PC Settings
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