Virtual PC 2007 on Windows 2000

[DosFreak 2]

Virtual PC 2007 on Windows 2000

 

The Virtual PC 2007 installer does not allow VPC 2007 to be installed on Windows 2000. Just like Windows Defender the fix is

 

simple. You simply have to remove the limitation from the installer. Read the following to fix this issue:

 

Download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 32bit from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;displaylang=en

 

You will also need Microsoft Orca:

 

Orca v3.1 (Inside of Microsoft's Installer SDK v3.1:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5

 

 

Once you have VPC 2007 and Orca downloaded start the VPC 2007 install.

Do not click on any buttons or do anything. Just leave the install sitting there.

Now go to your "C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Temp"

You should see a file there named "Virtual_PC_2007_Install.msi". This is the file you want.

Copy this file to your "My Documents" folder.

Open "Virtual_PC_2007_Install.msi" with Orca.

On the left-hand side of the screen go to "CustomAction"

On the right-hand side of the screen choose "CA_CheckIfWeCanInstall" and press the delete key.

Go to File and then Save. Not Save As.

 

 

I didn't have a VHD with an OS on it handy (I stopped using VPC heavily long ago..guess why) but I did create a test VM and booted it just fine.

 

 

Have fun installing Vista on Windows 2000 using VPC 2007!

[DosFreak 2]

Was searching the net today and it looks like other people have gotten it to work earlier back in february: http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/02/microsoft-virtual-pc-2007-final.html

 

Nice.

 

Only reason I decided to try it last night was because I was working on my Windows 2000 game compatibility list and decided to see if I could get VPC 2007 to work.

 

[Kiba_Apollo 0]

im having probs insalling windows 98se on it keeps saying theres no Hard disk lol i did make the VHD iso for it.

 

i could be a bad install of VPC2007 i didnt have a probs with VPC2005.

 

i do have alot of pc power for VPC2007 i should have no prob running it.

[madhavanvus 0]

Hi - I still cannot get VPC2007 to work on Win 2000. I did the following

 

> Started VPC 2007 and let it hang

> Copied the msi file from Local Settings\Temp to My Documents.

> Edited the My Documents version of the MSI file to remove the CA_CheckIfWeCanInstall.

> Saved it and continued the install. No luck

 

AM I doing anything wrong or missed a step ??

 

Thanks

M

[madhavanvus 0]

Please ignore my request. It was an oversight.

 

Thanks for your help!

M