Friday, March 19, 2010

SOME USEFUL TIPS & TRICKS FOR VIRTUAL P.C.

when u install Windows XP on urnot fit for XP tx1t000 hp laptop, I call  laptop not fit for windows XP because there are no complete drivers provided by HP for XP and even some of the drivers provided by HP does not work at all.
Let me tell you some useful tips and tricks which will help you using virtual pc.

How to take your mouse out of virtual pc machine window

Problem: The first most problem I faced when I was not able to move my mouse out of the virtual pc machine window in which I was running Windows XP
Solution: Press Right Alt then you take your mouse out of the virtual pc machine window

How to toggle full screen window of virtual pc machine window

Problem: After changing to the full screen I was not aware how to revert back to normal small window with virtual pc 2007
Solution: Press Right Alt+Enter to toggle the full screen mode of a virtual pc machine window
There are lot more other questions like how can you speed up your virtual pc machine, how to share files and folders in between virtual pc machine and your computer and how to integrate mouse in between your main operating system and virtual pc machine etc
In order to get all these features you need to install or update virtual machine additions by pressing Right Alt+I.
After installing virtual machine additions you can configure the settings of virtual machine to share files and folders, mouse integration and speed up your virtual machine.
To Configure your virtual machine go to Edit >> Settings

A new window will open up where you can tweak the settings of your virtual machine.

How to share Files and Folders with virtual machine

Select Shared Folders and create new share by clicking Share File button and select the folder or drive on your computer to share with virtual machine

How to integrate mouse or pointer integration with virtual machine

Select Mouse and click the check box on the right pane which says use pointer integration.



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