virtual pc 2007 problem

[seanthornton3]

Hi Guys,
I just downloaded and installed the new VM 2007 from ms.com to an xp pro sp2 machine and I am having trouble installing any OS. It seems that after I change the boot sequence it starts to spin the cd then stops. When I first click on a machine it displays my mac address for a couple of minutes as it thinks, then tells me no DHCP offered and then goes to a normal screen that says reboot or insert disk and I do with no results. I tried 98, 2000, xp, and linux all with the same result and I am not sure how to copy over the ISO files. Any help would be great!! Thanks

[104456]

Dont have it on this PC as Im a VMware fan myself but the principle should be the same.You should be able to set the iso image as the virtual CDRom and use that to boot from once you have set up the initial "PC" [memory,HD size etc].
If it spins and doesnt boot from it it sounds like either the media is non-bootable,the virtual bios is not set to boot from cd first or a key stroke is required to boot from CD.

[seanthornton3]

Thanks for the reply. I have each machine built, hdd, ram, etc. And the bios set on each to boot cd first. And the discs all boot on real PC's. I dont know? How do you like VMware? Maybe I will try that out. Thanks

[SuperSparks]

Put the OS CD into the drive, then start the VM. It will then come up with the "OS not found" message. Go to the CD menu, and select "Use physical drive X:", where X: is the drive letter of your cdrom drive. Then go to the Action menu and choose Reset. After that it should boot from the CD and install Windows in the normal way.

[seanthornton3]

Maybe I did something wrong at the start of setup, but it is showing all of the machines and there HDDs. But I don't get a message "no OS found". I only get insert media and reboot or select proper boot device. I even tried using a 98 start up floppy. I have released drive D and restarted and clicked on use drive D, still natta.

[SuperSparks]

In that case it sounds more like a problem with the drive than anything else. Can you boot from the Windows CD's when you restart the host PC?

[seanthornton3]

Nope, tried both drives and they boot just fine from the regular PC. I must be doing something wrong, because I am not getting the "No OS found" message you wrote earlier. I deleted all machines and HDDs and started over and the samething happens.

[SuperSparks]

It may say "Invalid system disk, Replace the disk and press any key". The exact message isn't important, whatever it says, you need to first select the CDROM drive in the CD menu, then go to the Action menu and Reset. Create a new virtual machine and try that and let us know exactly what happens.

[seanthornton3]

Sorry for the dely in my response, work, work, work. I did what you said still nothing. I think I will uninstall and reinstall then give it a shot . It does seem to look for a source, the light on the CD drive goes on for a second and the floppy drive is checked also. I just cant figure it out?