How to import a supported operating system that you purchased as a bundle with Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1 after you install Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 as an upgrade (916756)

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You install Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 as an upgrade from Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1. This article describes how to import a supported operating system that you purchased as a bundle with Virtual PC 6.1 after you install Virtual PC 7.

Virtual PC 6.1 and earlier versions are incompatible with the Apple Power Mac G5 Processor. Therefore, you may want to purchase Virtual PC 7 and then import the operating system that you purchased as a bundle with Virtual PC 6.1.

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To import a supported Virtual PC 6.1 operating system after you install Virtual PC 7 as an upgrade, follow these steps:

Install Virtual PC 7.

Note You may have to use the Virtual PC 6.1 installation CD during the Virtual PC 7 installation.
Close Virtual PC 7, and then insert the Virtual PC 6.1 installation CD.

Note The Virtual PC 6.1 installation CD must contain a bundled operating system.
Double-click Virtual PC 6, and then double-click Extras.
Drag the .zip file for the operating system from the Extras folder to the desktop on your computer.

For example, if the bundled operating system is Microsoft Windows XP, drag the Windows XP Professional.zip file to the desktop on your computer.
Close all Virtual PC 6.1 windows.
Press and hold the CTRL key while you click Virtual PC 6, and then click Eject "Virtual PC 6".
Double-click the .zip file that you moved to your desktop in step 4. This action creates a .vhd file on your desktop.
Start Virtual PC 7.
In the Virtual PC List dialog box, click New.
In the Select a Setup Method dialog box, click Import from a previous version, and then click Begin.
In the Import a PC dialog box, click the .vhd file that you created in step 7, and then click Import.
Click Continue to confirm that you want to import the operating system, and then click Convert.
Install the Virtual Machine Additions. To do this, click Install or Update Additions on the PC menu.
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

For more information about Virtual PC for Mac compatibility with the Apple Power Mac G5 Processor, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

827904 Virtual PC for Mac is not compatible with the Apple Power Mac G5 Processor

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When you import a Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1 virtual machine into Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, the original virtual machine settings are also imported. If the Undo Drives option is enabled in the Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1 virtual machine, you can choose to commit or to discard the changes in the Undo file. Or, you can continue to use the Undo file.

When you import a Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2000 virtual machine from Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1 into Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, Windows checks for new hardware the first time that you start the virtual machine in Virtual PC for Mac Version 7. Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 emulates different hardware than earlier versions of Virtual PC. Additionally, you must update the hardware settings in the virtual machine before you use the virtual machine in Virtual PC for Mac Version 7. The hardware detection process may take 10 to 30 minutes.

After you import a Windows 2000 virtual machine from Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1 into Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, the mouse and the keyboard may not function as expected. To resolve this issue, wait for the hardware detection process to complete, and then click Reset on the PC menu.

Note Windows 2000 may automatically run a disk check after you reset the virtual machine.