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I think GParted would be easier for you. You didn't say which version of UBCD, but GParted has been on there for a while.
All you need to do is delete all partitions on the drive. Then you can allow Windows7 to create a new partition during setup. It's like having a drive fresh out of the box.
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gparted.html
i'm not sure i can follow all they're talking about. can't i just format the drive in dos?
Not really. You're not trying to format the drive, plus you'd need to use NTFS.
Look at Task 3: Delete partition on the link I posted earlier. All you do is select the partitions on the drive, and then delete them. Reboot the system with the Win7 DVD and try the install again.
thanks for pointing me to task 3, midknyte. just reading that page was making my head spin.
i'm at home now, but will try it when i get to work this morning.
sorry, i can't find gparted on myUBCD. i see a "parted magic" and other stuff. it's certainly not on the main menu. i've searched a few of the other menus but can't find it anywhere.
running parted magic now but it looks nothing like the gparted webpage.
please understand i've never done this before and am pretty much lost as to how to find the software you're suggesting i use.
found it!
deleted the 295 partition.
7 is installing.
*whew*
anti virus installed and updated. windows update in progress.
mostly downhill from here.
i will have to install xp mode on this machine too. we have need from time to time to print piggyback labels which is done on this machine. i may or may not be back with vmxp questions.
i hope "not be back" is the operative phrase.
thanks again, guys. thanks VERY MUCH !!!
Ah, maybe I mixed up Gparted and Parted Magic? oops. But glad you got it sorted.
np midknyte.
Ah. Parted Magic uses GParted.
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=using_gparted
Quote:
The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease
now into the good stuff ... installing a xpvm
xpvm is installed.
the reason for it on this machine is that we need to print piggy-back labels - available only with sprocket holes on the side for old dot matrix printers.
on windows 7 on this machine i have a hp laserjet p2035 installed as default (same as the first machine). i also have an epson lx-300 installed. windows 7 can see both printers and can print to both.
the laserjet is not marked shared. the dot matrix IS.
when i launch the xmsp, on the USB drop down menu, i can see the laserjet but not the dot matrix. integration features are enabled.
more importantly, xp cannot see anything on the network.
i changed tcp/ip properties ip address to:
10.1.10.200
255.255.255.0
10.1.10.1
(the host 7 has 10.1.10.116 ... etc)
but still can't see the network.
what did i miss?
found it.
under tools in the xp there is a networking setting. it was set to shared networking (nat). changed it to broadcom ..
network is visible to vmxp.
now to work on the lpt1 printer.
^^^ false statement ^^^
was looking in the 7 network windows. 7 can see the xpvm but can't connect to it. xpvm still can't see any network connections.
when i do launch the xpvm, it says "network cable is unplugged" ??
mmm... xpvm can see everything under "workgroup" but not "network". going to use that to try to install the lpt1 printer in xpvm
no luck.
can't see network from inside vmxp. can see workgroups, tho.
can't add printer.
:(
why are you using a static IP? aren't you going to use DHCP like last time?Quote:
i changed tcp/ip properties ip address to:
10.1.10.200
255.255.255.0
10.1.10.1
(the host 7 has 10.1.10.116 ... etc)
Did you take notes of what actually worked last time? We went through a lot of options, and I would rather not go through it all again.
mixed "success".
managed to install the lpt1 printer and can print a test page.
can print from notepad but i get a few lines of control characters before the actual file contents.
cannot print from qbasic.
just did that temporarily to see if that would work. that was before i saw the nat vs broadcom setting in xp tools.
Trying to backtrack last time.
1. you installed a local printer with the tcpip port going to the shared printer on the Host.
2. you shared that printer on the VM
3. you created another local printer to LPT1
4. use the net use command to point LPT1 to the shared printer on the VM
Definitely take notes of what worked this time. No sense in reinventing the wheel.
will do.
i guess i was thinking since the 7 machine is connected to the dot matrix printer via a parallel cable (not usb), then we wouldn't have to jump through the hoops we did previously.
1. you installed a local printer with the tcpip port going to the shared printer on the Host.
2. you shared that printer on the VM
3. you created another local printer to LPT1
4. use the net use command to point LPT1 to the shared printer on the VM
i started #1 and realized i'm confused.
if i follow the same procedure as we did before, we'll end up with all the output going to the laserjet installed on windows 7 here, correct?
this is not what i want here. this second pc is not set up identical to the first one. this one does have a parallel printer attached to it. word 2013 prints to it just fine. what i want it for the vmxp to print to the dot matrix parallel port printer also.
sorry, but it's been a long week and this 66-year-old brain is partially fried :(
i'll have to come back to this tomorrow.
Basically, you are substituting the dotmat for the laserjet this time. You would need to create a new shared printer on the host with the dotmat. usb or parallel doesn't matter. You're still connecting to a shared printer on the host from the xpvm.
ok, let me see if i get this right. sorry if i'm going ste-by-step:
1. you installed a local printer with the tcpip port going to the shared printer on the Host.
the dotmat on the host is already shared as "DotMatrix"
i install the dotmatrix printer on vmxp. named it XPDotMatrix1 and reassign it to the ts001 port. correct?
2. you shared that printer on the VM
i shared the printer XPDotMatrix1
3. you created another local printer to LPT1. this one is assigned to port LPT1.
second printer created "XPDotMatrix2". shared. it also.
4. use the net use command to point LPT1 to the shared printer on the VM
net use lpt1: /d /y
net use lpt1: \\virtualxp-19420\DotMatrix /persistent:yes
no printing. what did i mess up?
vm problem.
i was running windows update in the vmxp. on a restart it gave me this message:
"integration features have been disabled. you can long on to continue without these features. to enable the integration features, you can shut down the vm and start again."
when i continue to the vm machine, it says it's in use and locked. when i shut it down it actually hibernates.
the error message gives a link "how to shutdown the virtual machine". this gives me these directions:
"If a virtual machine is not configured to automatically shut down, you can shut it down manually by following these steps.
Do one of the following:
To shut down from an open virtual machine, from the toolbar of the virtual machine window, click Ctrl+Alt+Del. Or, you can press the CTRL+ALT+END key sequence.
To shut down from a running virtual application, make sure the focus is on the application (click or restore it if necessary), and then press the CTRL+ALT+END key sequence.
In the window that appears, click Shut down.
The operating system will go through the shutdown sequence, and the resources will be released from the virtual machine."
when i follow these directions, it also hibernates.
when i shut it down from ctrl+alt+del it also hibernates.
when i shut down the 7 machine, restart and launch the vm. i get the same message.
You shared the printer on the host as DotMatrix. That's fine. Next, you create a local printer on the VM pointing to \\host\DotMatrix, not ts001.Quote:
i install the dotmatrix printer on vmxp. named it XPDotMatrix1 and reassign it to the ts001 port. correct?
That's fine.Quote:
i shared the printer XPDotMatrix1
No need to share the second printer on the VM. Just make sure it points to LPT1.Quote:
second printer created "XPDotMatrix2". shared. it also.
You're supposed to point to the shared printer on the VM, not the host. I'm assuming that virtualxp-19420 is the vm name.Quote:
net use lpt1: /d /y
net use lpt1: \\virtualxp-19420\DotMatrix /persistent:yes
net use lpt1: \\virtualxp-19420\XPDotMatrix1 /persistent:yes
Did you try a system restore to a point before the updates? There was a bad update this month that still hasn't been fixed, KB2859537. If you can't do a restore, then at least uninstall KB2859537.Quote:
i was running windows update in the vmxp.
I posted about the bad patch earlier this month:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...tomatic-Update
got it!
the vm problem, that is. seems i can change the settings even tho i'm locked out. so i changed the "what happens when i close" from hibernate to turn off.
now back to the printing ...
... and back from the printing.
works ... PERFECTLY.
again, thanks so much midknyte. thanks also for putting up with my shortcomings.
next time you're in chicago, i owe you a dinner.
NP. Take note of the steps you did. We are about teaching people to fish. :)
i know.
i copied post 146 (with some editing) to a file in the qb software folder.
i've found that the "persistent:yes" command is really "persistent:most-of-the-time". i had to re-run that command on the first pc when printing has failed once.
;)