Shoutbox

The easiest way to install a virtual machine is from an ISO.

Double Click the CD Rom part that is highlighed in my screenshot and you will get the next image in my other post

With this you can select ISO instead of Physical Drive then select its location. Works Wonders...

If your PCs are networked simply create the ISO of the installer CD on the other PC and point to the file when you browse for it on the other PC.

Yeah, thank you, but I knew about the iso feature...
The problem is that I lost my bootable windows xp cd.
I found an xp disk, but it wont boot.
However, windows can see it...

By the way, speaking of Longhorn...
I have an iso of Longhorn...
Is there a danget that if I install it and then I restart the networked computer, (which I will install it to) the networked computer will boot up with longhorn instead of windows xp?

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Originally posted by Segosa
cd C:\ isn't how you change drives, it's just C:

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cd c:\ changes the path of the c: drive to the root folder, but doens't change the folder you're currently unless you're in the c drive; ie: example just copied-pasted:

code:

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C:\Documents and Settings\Carlos>d:

D:\>cd c:\

D:\>c:

C:\>

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Originally posted by Mike2
Is there a danget that if I install it and then I restart the networked computer, (which I will install it to) the networked computer will boot up with longhorn instead of windows xp?

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to install it in the networked pc, you'll have to burn the iso in a CD, go phisically to the networked pc, insert the cd, boot from it and install.  You can't install it from VMWare.

You can, however, install longhorn, using only the iso, inside a virtual machine (with vmware, for example) but remember that you'll be installing it either in a partition of your local HD or in a file that you can access from your PC (a local one or in a remote computer, which has to have a previously installed OS (to share a folder and so))).

Hello.

I installed windows 98  on a virtual machine
It took me more than 4 hours to install.
Anyway, after finally installing, I wanted to connect to the internet.
I configurated the network card and then it asked me to restart.
I restarted, and then I could see the networked folders from my computer and the other one.
When I opened Internet explorer a dialog appeared saying to connect to the internet with msn isp.
How can I tell it that to connect through the network card?

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Originally posted by Mike2
It took me more than 4 hours to install.

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that's normal, (well, more than 4 hours may be a bit too much, but it tooks more than usual).

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Originally posted by Mike2
I configurated the network card and then it asked me to restart.[...]How can I tell it that to connect through the network card?

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well, that depends on the way you configured the network in the virtual machine. There are several ways. You can tell VMWare to emulate an ethernet card that is connected to your real pc. In this case, you have to share your internet connection with the virtual machine.

other option is doing the same, but making the virtual OS be visible to the rest of the lan where the real pc is. in this case you have to configure it as if it was a real pc in your lan.

finally, there's an option that makes the virtual machine use the same, phisical, network card installed in your pc. in this case you should configue it the same way you configure your real pc.

In the help of vmware you can find more information about this (and about the other things). It's a good help, things are quite good explained.

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Originally posted by Mike2
I restarted, and then I could see the networked folders from my computer and the other one.
When I opened Internet explorer a dialog appeared saying to connect to the internet with msn isp.

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(sorry for read your post so fast )
well i think you've configured your card, the only problem is with IE. Go to tools > options > connections tab. There you can configure that (i think).

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Originally posted by Mike2
I installed windows 98  on a virtual machine

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btw, remember to install the vmware tools.

I'm posting this from the virtual machine!

I managed to connect it to the internet.
The problem was that I didnt set a dns ip.

Anyway, I might try and install the plus! sponsor here, and see whats so bad about it...

Thanks to everybody who helped!

hehe

nice to see all goes well for you. I you have more questions, ask them