>Ok,
>Host:2 gig ram total on Vista Ult, I gave 1gig ram to the VPC.
>The VPC has a 20 gig vHD.
>The XP cd is retail, the Vista Ult cd is retail.
>
>I saw that the partition was taking hours, so I rebooted the VPC and
>host. I started over, same thing, very slow. I checked all the
>settings and the only thing I could find was a suggestion to uncheck
>the cd on the secondary controller (so I unchecked it).
>
>I just let it run and now I'm on day 4 -- about 2 days was just
>copying files and it's still not done installing.
>
>Oh, and I checked the ip addresses of the host and vpc controllers to
>make sure they were different but on the same subnet etc.
>
>I can't think of anything else to try...any ideas?
>
>I don't know if it matters, but it's an Intel Mobo. I keep telling
>my buds not to buy intel boards, but they buy them, realize it doesn't
>do what they want it to do and give them to me. I try to use them as
>dev pc's but they never seem to run 100%. Is it me or does anyone
>else have probs with Intel Mobo's?

> First cut the allocation down to 512M for the XP VM, yo don't need any
> more than that to install -- you can change it later if you need to,
> then use something to copy the XP installer DVD to an ISO file and
> then attach the ISO to the VM and install from that.
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:28:39 -0800 (PST), Borg Vomit
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Ok,
>>Host:2 gig ram total on Vista Ult, I gave 1gig ram to the VPC.
>>The VPC has a 20 gig vHD.
>>The XP cd is retail, the Vista Ult cd is retail.
>>
>>I saw that the partition was taking hours, so I rebooted the VPC and
>>host. I started over, same thing, very slow. I checked all the
>>settings and the only thing I could find was a suggestion to uncheck
>>the cd on the secondary controller (so I unchecked it).
>>
>>I just let it run and now I'm on day 4 -- about 2 days was just
>>copying files and it's still not done installing.
>>
>>Oh, and I checked the ip addresses of the host and vpc controllers to
>>make sure they were different but on the same subnet etc.
>>
>>I can't think of anything else to try...any ideas?
>>
>>I don't know if it matters, but it's an Intel Mobo. I keep telling
>>my buds not to buy intel boards, but they buy them, realize it doesn't
>>do what they want it to do and give them to me. I try to use them as
>>dev pc's but they never seem to run 100%. Is it me or does anyone
>>else have probs with Intel Mobo's?

>Ok,
>Host:2 gig ram total on Vista Ult, I gave 1gig ram to the VPC.
>The VPC has a 20 gig vHD.
>The XP cd is retail, the Vista Ult cd is retail.
>
>I saw that the partition was taking hours, so I rebooted the VPC and
>host. I started over, same thing, very slow. I checked all the
>settings and the only thing I could find was a suggestion to uncheck
>the cd on the secondary controller (so I unchecked it).
>
>I just let it run and now I'm on day 4 -- about 2 days was just
>copying files and it's still not done installing.
>
>Oh, and I checked the ip addresses of the host and vpc controllers to
>make sure they were different but on the same subnet etc.
>
>I can't think of anything else to try...any ideas?
>
>I don't know if it matters, but it's an Intel Mobo. I keep telling
>my buds not to buy intel boards, but they buy them, realize it doesn't
>do what they want it to do and give them to me. I try to use them as
>dev pc's but they never seem to run 100%. Is it me or does anyone
>else have probs with Intel Mobo's?

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:28:39 -0800 (PST), Borg Vomit
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Ok,
>>Host:2 gig ram total on Vista Ult, I gave 1gig ram to the VPC.
>>The VPC has a 20 gig vHD.
>>The XP cd is retail, the Vista Ult cd is retail.
>>
>>I saw that the partition was taking hours, so I rebooted the VPC and
>>host. I started over, same thing, very slow. I checked all the
>>settings and the only thing I could find was a suggestion to uncheck
>>the cd on the secondary controller (so I unchecked it).
>>
>>I just let it run and now I'm on day 4 -- about 2 days was just
>>copying files and it's still not done installing.
>>
>>Oh, and I checked the ip addresses of the host and vpc controllers to
>>make sure they were different but on the same subnet etc.
>>
>>I can't think of anything else to try...any ideas?
>>
>>I don't know if it matters, but it's an Intel Mobo. I keep telling
>>my buds not to buy intel boards, but they buy them, realize it doesn't
>>do what they want it to do and give them to me. I try to use them as
>>dev pc's but they never seem to run 100%. Is it me or does anyone
>>else have probs with Intel Mobo's?
>
>
> It shouldn't take that much longer than a real install.
>
> What are the specs of the host PC? Are you installing XP on the same
> hard drive as the host OS? Did you change any of the settings for the
> VMs performance, like running it at a slower speed when it's not the
> active window?
>
> As Robert said, create an ISO of the CD and install from that, it will
> speed up the installation significantly.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/
> I do not work for Microsoft.

>Heck, I only use 256mb for an XP vm for installing the OS and adjust later
>(maybe). You're a generous man, Robert. Not that I don't have oodles of
>ram on the host.
>
>"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> First cut the allocation down to 512M for the XP VM, yo don't need any
>> more than that to install -- you can change it later if you need to,
>> then use something to copy the XP installer DVD to an ISO file and
>> then attach the ISO to the VM and install from that.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:28:39 -0800 (PST), Borg Vomit
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>Ok,
>>>Host:2 gig ram total on Vista Ult, I gave 1gig ram to the VPC.
>>>The VPC has a 20 gig vHD.
>>>The XP cd is retail, the Vista Ult cd is retail.
>>>
>>>I saw that the partition was taking hours, so I rebooted the VPC and
>>>host. I started over, same thing, very slow. I checked all the
>>>settings and the only thing I could find was a suggestion to uncheck
>>>the cd on the secondary controller (so I unchecked it).
>>>
>>>I just let it run and now I'm on day 4 -- about 2 days was just
>>>copying files and it's still not done installing.
>>>
>>>Oh, and I checked the ip addresses of the host and vpc controllers to
>>>make sure they were different but on the same subnet etc.
>>>
>>>I can't think of anything else to try...any ideas?
>>>
>>>I don't know if it matters, but it's an Intel Mobo. I keep telling
>>>my buds not to buy intel boards, but they buy them, realize it doesn't
>>>do what they want it to do and give them to me. I try to use them as
>>>dev pc's but they never seem to run 100%. Is it me or does anyone
>>>else have probs with Intel Mobo's?