ÿþ<HTML> <LINK REL=StyleSheet HREF="../../shrd/style.css" TYPE="text/css"> <HEAD> <TITLE>Adding a new guest PC</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"><META NAME="DP" CONTENT="1.9/3.1.1"><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="OS, install, configuration, VM, VMs, Virtual PC List"> </HEAD> <P> <H1>Adding a new guest PC</H1> <P>Virtual PC provides three different ways to add a new PC to the Virtual PC List:</P> <UL> <LI CLASS=COMPACT><A HREF="#duplicate">Duplicate an existing PC</A> <LI CLASS=COMPACT><A HREF="#default">Create a default PC</A> <LI CLASS=COMPACT><A HREF="#custom">Create a custom PC</A> </UL> <P>You may also want to: <UL> <LI><A HREF="#delete">Delete an existing PC</A> </UL> <P>The settings for each <A HREF="../../shrd/pgs/hostguest.htm">guest</A> PC are stored in the Windows Registry. Settings for each user on a multi-user system are maintained separately.</P> <P>The hard disk images used by the various guest PCs are stored by default within the your My Documents folder. If you move the hard disk image to a new location, you will have to open the PC drive setting and reselect the drive. </P> <H2>Duplicating an existing guest PC<A NAME="duplicate"></A></H2> <P><B>To duplicate an existing guest PC:</B><BR> <OL CLASS=STEP> <LI>Bring the Virtual PC window to the front. <LI>Click New PC, then click Next. <LI>Enter a new PC name, then click Next. <LI>Select Duplicate an existing PC, then click Next. <LI>Click the arrow next to the PC to duplicate box, and select the PC you want to duplicate. <LI>If desired, select the Open Settings Dialog option. <LI>Click Next, and then click Finish. </OL> <P>The settings for the new PC are the same as the settings for the PC that was duplicated, with one exception: To avoid a conflict the drive settings are set to none. Before booting the new PC, you must either select a C drive, or set the PC to boot from a floppy. </P> <P>For more information, see:<BR> <A HREF="../../vpc04/pgs/vpc4Drives.htm" >Hard Disk Settings</A><BR> <A HREF="../../vpc04/pgs/vpc4Floppy.htm" >Floppy Settings</A><BR> <A HREF="../../vpc09/pgs/vpc9CreateDisk.htm" >Creating a disk image</A><BR> </P> <H2>Creating a default PC<A NAME="default"></A></H2> <P><B>To create a default PC:</B><BR> <OL CLASS=STEP> <LI>Bring the Virtual PC window to the front. <LI>Click New PC, then click Next. <LI>Enter a new PC name, then click Next. <LI>Select Create a default PC, then click Next. <LI>If desired, select the Open Settings Dialog option. <LI>Click Next, and then click Finish. </OL> <P>Before booting the new machine, you must either select a C drive, or set the PC to boot from a floppy. </P> <P>For more information, see:<BR> <A HREF="../../vpc04/pgs/vpc4Drives.htm" >Hard Disk Settings</A><BR> <A HREF="../../vpc04/pgs/vpc4Floppy.htm" >Floppy Settings</A><BR> <A HREF="../../vpc09/pgs/vpc9CreateDisk.htm" >Creating a disk image</A><BR> </P> <H2>Creating a custom PC<A NAME="custom"></A></H2> <P><B>To create a custom PC:</B><BR> <OL CLASS=STEP> <LI>Bring the Virtual PC window to the front. <LI>Click New PC, then click Next. <LI>Enter a new PC name, then click Next. <LI>Select Guide Me, then click Next. <LI>Follow the instructions in the PC Setup Wizard dialog. </OL> <P>You will be able to configure your memory allocation, and select or create a new C drive.</P> <P>In addition to the PC Setup Wizard, Virtual PC provides a Virtual Disk Wizard. The Disk Wizard allows you to create a new disk image without going through the process of creating a new PC. That disk image can then be assigned to any PC, by adjusting the <A HREF="../../vpc04/pgs/vpc4Drives.htm" >Hard Disk Settings</A>.</P> <H2>Deleting an existing PC<A NAME="delete"></A></H2> <P><B>To delete an existing PC:</B><BR> <OL CLASS=STEP> <LI>Bring the Virtual PC window to the front. <LI>Select to PC you want to delete. <LI>Click Delete. <LI>Click OK. </OL> <P CLASS=NOTE> <B>Warning</B>: This will delete the settings for the selected PC. It will not delete any disk images associated with that PC. </P> </P> <CET_ADSENSEF> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5291624188982543"; /* 728x90, A>740=> 04.02.08 */ google_ad_slot = "9704471239"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </CET_ADSENSEF> <CET_FOOTER> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#0099FF"><div align="right" class="style1"> <div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF">You are reading help file online using chmlib.com</font></div> </div></td> </tr> </table> <hr align="left" width="650"><BR> If you want your help file to be removed or added please send e-mail to chmlibcom@gmail.com </CET_FOOTER> </BODY> </HTML>