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Posted 03 October 2009 - 05:58 PM

So I've just finished installing Ubuntu on my Virtual PC through Windows 7. It went mostly smoothly. The only issue I had was that the mouse did not work. I've looked online a bit and found some old forum posts and they were non-conclusive.

I'm updating Ubuntu right now...maybe something will get fixed.


Any suggestions?

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This post has been edited by quackadilly: 03 October 2009 - 05:59 PM

Desktop:
Intel i5-3570k....Asrock Z77 Extreme 4....EVGA GTX460....16GB DDR3 1600 Patriot Gamer 2....Seasonic X-Series 850W PSU....2x ADATA S510 120GB SSDs and 1x Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB SSD....Samsung 23" Wide-screen....Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit....Sound Blaster X-Fi HD

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 07:38 PM

View Postquackadilly, on 03 October 2009 - 05:58 PM, said:

So I've just finished installing Ubuntu on my Virtual PC through Windows 7. It went mostly smoothly. The only issue I had was that the mouse did not work. I've looked online a bit and found some old forum posts and they were non-conclusive.

I'm updating Ubuntu right now...maybe something will get fixed.


Any suggestions?

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Maybe I should try Ubuntu in VPC. Here's a screenshot of XP Mode:

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Besides, why are you using small Taskbar icons in the host Windows 7 RC that you have?

This post has been edited by KStrawn: 03 October 2009 - 07:40 PM

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 07:59 PM

View PostKStrawn, on 03 October 2009 - 07:38 PM, said:

View Postquackadilly, on 03 October 2009 - 05:58 PM, said:

So I've just finished installing Ubuntu on my Virtual PC through Windows 7. It went mostly smoothly. The only issue I had was that the mouse did not work. I've looked online a bit and found some old forum posts and they were non-conclusive.

I'm updating Ubuntu right now...maybe something will get fixed.


Any suggestions?

Posted Image


Maybe I should try Ubuntu in VPC. Here's a screenshot of XP Mode:

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Besides, why are you using small Taskbar icons in the host Windows 7 RC that you have?


I like the smaller icons...not sure why.


The virtual XP works fine for me....but I have no use for that...all of my stuff works on W7. :)
Desktop:
Intel i5-3570k....Asrock Z77 Extreme 4....EVGA GTX460....16GB DDR3 1600 Patriot Gamer 2....Seasonic X-Series 850W PSU....2x ADATA S510 120GB SSDs and 1x Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB SSD....Samsung 23" Wide-screen....Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit....Sound Blaster X-Fi HD

Laptop:
Lenovo Y570....i5-2450 @ 2.5GHz....nVidia GT 555m....8GB DDR3 1333....Crucial M4 64GB msata SSD + 500GB 7200rpm HDD....Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Teamspeak/Web server:
C2D E6600....Asus P5QL-EPU....nVidia GT 210....4GB DDR2 Gskill....Antec Power Basiq 550 Plus....OCZ Onyx SSD....Windows XP Pro
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 09:55 PM

View Postquackadilly, on 03 October 2009 - 07:59 PM, said:

View PostKStrawn, on 03 October 2009 - 07:38 PM, said:

View Postquackadilly, on 03 October 2009 - 05:58 PM, said:

So I've just finished installing Ubuntu on my Virtual PC through Windows 7. It went mostly smoothly. The only issue I had was that the mouse did not work. I've looked online a bit and found some old forum posts and they were non-conclusive.

I'm updating Ubuntu right now...maybe something will get fixed.


Any suggestions?

Posted Image


Maybe I should try Ubuntu in VPC. Here's a screenshot of XP Mode:

......

Besides, why are you using small Taskbar icons in the host Windows 7 RC that you have?


I like the smaller icons...not sure why.


The virtual XP works fine for me....but I have no use for that...all of my stuff works on W7. :)


The only time I use small Taskbar icons is when my Taskbar is too cluttered. That is, too many pinned applications to fit with large icons. I use the small icons in that case to free up Taskbar space.

I really have no use for XPM either. It is a VirtualPC add-on from Microsoft that really has no use other than corporate use. It really should go off my system. I was just demonstrating the feature so more people would know about it. It really is a free downloadable add-on from Microsoft for Windows 7 RC that is designed so corporations can install their XP-only applications without having to port them. In Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise final builds, XP Mode and Virtual PC will be built in. It's XP Mode you see in that screenshot, not the original XP. It's designed to work in a virtual machine, and yes, it is a free add-on to Windows 7 RC as I mentioned. http://www.microsoft...c/download.aspx
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 07:23 AM

I just finished downloading virtual box....maybe I'll just drop Virtual PC and use that.
Desktop:
Intel i5-3570k....Asrock Z77 Extreme 4....EVGA GTX460....16GB DDR3 1600 Patriot Gamer 2....Seasonic X-Series 850W PSU....2x ADATA S510 120GB SSDs and 1x Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB SSD....Samsung 23" Wide-screen....Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit....Sound Blaster X-Fi HD

Laptop:
Lenovo Y570....i5-2450 @ 2.5GHz....nVidia GT 555m....8GB DDR3 1333....Crucial M4 64GB msata SSD + 500GB 7200rpm HDD....Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Teamspeak/Web server:
C2D E6600....Asus P5QL-EPU....nVidia GT 210....4GB DDR2 Gskill....Antec Power Basiq 550 Plus....OCZ Onyx SSD....Windows XP Pro
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 12:31 PM

View Postquackadilly, on 04 October 2009 - 07:23 AM, said:

I just finished downloading virtual box....maybe I'll just drop Virtual PC and use that.


I tried VBox in Ubuntu for putting Windows 7 on it, but Aero didn't work, so I had to replace Ubuntu with Win7 RC like it was. It really is kind of upsetting, because you have to click on the virtual machine to "capture" your mouse, and press the host "Right Ctrl" key to exit, a real hassle. In Virtual PC, that's all seamless. You can use your mouse on the guest and host without having to switch mouse capture and exit. In Virtual PC, you can run applications in both the host and guest OS simultaneously. Not the case with VirtualBox.

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Posted 05 October 2009 - 05:04 AM

View PostKStrawn, on 04 October 2009 - 12:31 PM, said:

View Postquackadilly, on 04 October 2009 - 07:23 AM, said:

I just finished downloading virtual box....maybe I'll just drop Virtual PC and use that.


I tried VBox in Ubuntu for putting Windows 7 on it, but Aero didn't work, so I had to replace Ubuntu with Win7 RC like it was. It really is kind of upsetting, because you have to click on the virtual machine to "capture" your mouse, and press the host "Right Ctrl" key to exit, a real hassle. In Virtual PC, that's all seamless. You can use your mouse on the guest and host without having to switch mouse capture and exit. In Virtual PC, you can run applications in both the host and guest OS simultaneously. Not the case with VirtualBox.

Best regards,

Kenny Strawn



I don't particularly like the "mouse capture" that Virtual Box does. It's kinda a pain in the ass. I haven't done a whole lot on it so far....I'll have to work with running programs on both at the same time, not sure what you mean...
Desktop:
Intel i5-3570k....Asrock Z77 Extreme 4....EVGA GTX460....16GB DDR3 1600 Patriot Gamer 2....Seasonic X-Series 850W PSU....2x ADATA S510 120GB SSDs and 1x Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120GB SSD....Samsung 23" Wide-screen....Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit....Sound Blaster X-Fi HD

Laptop:
Lenovo Y570....i5-2450 @ 2.5GHz....nVidia GT 555m....8GB DDR3 1333....Crucial M4 64GB msata SSD + 500GB 7200rpm HDD....Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Teamspeak/Web server:
C2D E6600....Asus P5QL-EPU....nVidia GT 210....4GB DDR2 Gskill....Antec Power Basiq 550 Plus....OCZ Onyx SSD....Windows XP Pro
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