User manual MICROSOFT VIRTUAL PC FOR MAC DEPLOYMENT GUIDE

[. . . ] Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] You can use that file in both operating systems as long as the program that is needed to open the file is installed in both operating systems. For example, if you create a file in Microsoft Word for Mac, to open the file in the Windows operating system you need Microsoft Word for Windows installed on the virtual machine. In Windows, these folders are called network drives, and are assigned to a drive letter, such as drive "Z. " A folder in Mac OS X can also be shared by multiple virtual machines that are running simultaneously. Because virtual machines cannot directly share files and folders, shared network folders provide an easy way to share and transfer files and folders between multiple virtual machines and the Macintosh computer. To create a shared network folder 1. Tip You can quickly open the Shared Folders setting by clicking the folder icon on the Virtual PC for Mac toolbar. 22 Configuring a virtual machine 5. Do one of the following: · · To share an existing folder, browse through the list of folders to find the one you want to share. To create a new folder, click the location where you want to create a new folder. Additionally, you can do either of the following: · · To change the disk that this shared folder is assigned to in Microsoft Windows, click a letter in the Drive Letter box. To make this folder is available every time you start the virtual machine, select the Share every time check box. If the virtual machine is currently running, you must restart it before this setting will work. 7. On the Settings page, click OK. To access the shared folder in Mac OS X · In the Mac OS X Finder, navigate to the folder that is shared with Windows. To access the shared folder in Windows 1. Start the virtual machine that has the shared folder you want to access. Double-click the network drive associated with the shared folder. Configure Virtual PC for Mac preferences After you create your virtual machine, you need to configure it. In Virtual PC for Mac, you can set both application preferences and virtual machine settings. Application preferences Application preferences apply to all of the virtual machines that you created in Virtual PC for Mac. They are set for the Virtual PC for Mac program rather than the individual virtual machine. Application preferences control behavior such as sound, CPU usage, visual display, and other behavior that applies to all virtual machines in Virtual PC for Mac. Note For default behavior, you do not need to change these settings. 23 Configuring a virtual machine The following table provides a description of each application preference. Application preference Alert Behavior Description Determines if alert messages will be displayed. In Virtual PC for Mac, many alert messages have a Don't show again option. If you select this option, the alert will not display again in Virtual PC for Mac. However, if you want alerts in Virtual PC for Mac to display, click Reset in the Alert Behavior preference. Determines whether to suspend activity (pause) in background virtual machines when you are running multiple virtual machines simultaneously. [. . . ] Click the virtual hard disk image on the Macintosh desktop and back up the desired files. Notes · When the virtual hard disk image is mounted as a volume on the Macintosh desktop, third-party software can be used to access the contents of the virtual hard disk image and perform an incremental backup. While the virtual hard disk image is mounted, do not move or delete files required by your Virtual PC for Mac operating system. To recover from this state, you will need to reinstall Virtual PC for Mac. · To back up data by duplicating a virtual machine 1. [. . . ]