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What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 02/28/2008
From: "Jack" <replyto@it>
Message:

After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
that partition?
If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my bootable
CD I created many years ago?
Jack

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Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:55:51 -0500, "Jack" <replyto@it> wrote:

There is none, the hard drive is unpartitioned and unformatted.

I don't know. Maybe it's related to your CD tool?

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
>that partition?
>If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my bootable
>CD I created many years ago?
>Jack
>

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: Paul Adare <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:55:51 -0500, Jack wrote:

There isn't one, there isn't even a partition until you create one.

No idea. You're going to have to provide some more detail here.

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Virtual Machines
http://www.identit.ca
Long computations that yield zero are probably all for naught.

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> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
> that partition?
> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my bootable
> CD I created many years ago?

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

You can test the functionality of your virtual floppy drive and see if the
virtual machine can see and boot from the A: drive by downloading a virtual
floppy from http://vpc.essjae.com/. Download the "Windows 98 ready VMC and
VFD" to your host. Capture the vfd with the virtual floppy drive in the vm
and reset from the Action Menu. That will at least answer your question
about booting from the A: drive.

"Jack" <replyto@it> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

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>I was told that SATA hard drive is a culprit.
> My CDROM uses IDE drivers which are not compatible with SATA.
> Does it sound pausable?
> Thanks,
> Jack
>
> "Jack" <replyto@it> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
>> that partition?
>> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my
>> bootable CD I created many years ago?
>> Jack
>>
>
>

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:55:00 -0500, "Jack" <replyto@it> wrote:

I doubt it. SATA on the host is irrelevant to booting inside a VM.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>I was told that SATA hard drive is a culprit.
>My CDROM uses IDE drivers which are not compatible with SATA.
>Does it sound pausable?
>Thanks,
>Jack
>
>"Jack" <replyto@it> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
>> that partition?
>> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my bootable
>> CD I created many years ago?
>> Jack
>>
>

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: "Jack" <replyto@it>
Message:

It works for you because you do not have SATA hard drive.
I do have SATA harddrive and IDE DVD disk.
Jack

"Anonymous" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

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> In article <#(email address - cut out)>
> "Jack" <replyto@it> wrote:
>>
>> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
>> that partition?
>
> None, just like a brand new hard drive.
>
>> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my
>> bootable
>> CD I created many years ago?
>> Jack
>
> Don't know, it works for me.
>

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: "Jack" <replyto@it>
Message:

I was told that SATA hard drive is a culprit.
My CDROM uses IDE drivers which are not compatible with SATA.
Does it sound pausable?
Thanks,
Jack

"Jack" <replyto@it> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
> that partition?
> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my bootable
> CD I created many years ago?
> Jack
>

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: Anonymous <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

In article <(email address - cut out)>
"Jack" <replyto@it> wrote:

Wrong. I have SATA hard drive and IDE DVD.

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>
> It works for you because you do not have SATA hard drive.
> I do have SATA harddrive and IDE DVD disk.
> Jack
>
> "Anonymous" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > In article <#(email address - cut out)>
> > "Jack" <replyto@it> wrote:
> >>
> >> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
> >> that partition?
> >
> > None, just like a brand new hard drive.
> >
> >> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my
> >> bootable
> >> CD I created many years ago?
> >> Jack
> >
> > Don't know, it works for me.
> >

Re: What file system (format) has guest at initial stage?

Sent: 02/28/2008
From: Anonymous <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

In article <#(email address - cut out)>
"Jack" <replyto@it> wrote:

None, just like a brand new hard drive.

Don't know, it works for me.

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>
> After creating the vm and before installing OS what is the file system in
> that partition?
> If there is none, why I am not able to boot to A:/prompt using my bootable
> CD I created many years ago?
> Jack

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