Microsoft Virtual PC (Virtualizing Windows 2000)

July 28, 2008

I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one

reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another reason

is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on Windows

Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue with it.

What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista PC

using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to install

Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues saying

that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come with the

computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical machine itself,

the computer will go through with the installation just fine.

I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i have

for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where I can

download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will work with

Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place of where I

could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can just send me

a physical installation CD for windows 2000.

there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000 over

Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk space

and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I virtualized

Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows XP detected

that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept switching back

and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those particular hardware

devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows 2000 is that it works

faster, and plus it is more compatible with older applications that Windows

XP may or may not be compatible with.

so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having. windows

vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.

From,

Steven Wabik

July 28, 2008

Re: Microsoft Virtual PC (Virtualizing Windows 2000)

Hi Steven,

What you need is retail media with a Product Key. I doubt anyone will simply

give it to you, you'll have to peruse sites that may still sell it (might

try ebay) as it is no longer available through normal retail channels. The

only legit sources for downloading the .iso's would be via MSDN or Technet

subscriptions.

--

Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

Windows help - http://www.rickrogers.org

My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message

news:CFC2596A-2DF9-4700-B58D-F634FDA8BFF1@microsoft.com...

>I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one

>reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another reason

>is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on Windows

>Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue with it.

>

> What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista PC

> using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to install

> Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues

> saying that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come

> with the computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical

> machine itself, the computer will go through with the installation just

> fine.

>

> I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i

> have for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where

> I can download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will

> work with Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place

> of where I could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can

> just send me a physical installation CD for windows 2000.

>

> there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000 over

> Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk

> space and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I

> virtualized Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows

> XP detected that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept

> switching back and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those

> particular hardware devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows

> 2000 is that it works faster, and plus it is more compatible with older

> applications that Windows XP may or may not be compatible with.

>

> so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having. windows

> vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.

>

> From,

> Steven Wabik

July 28, 2008

Re: Microsoft Virtual PC (Virtualizing Windows 2000)

I just want the ISO image not an activation key. oddly i have two activation

keys. one was for a retail version but i lost the CD for it. and that one

was a multi-PC lisence. and the interesting thing was that i could use

either activation key with any of the CDs. but yet with XP or vista, each

activation key seems to be locked to a particular Windows installation CD.

Since I am starting my own PC repair company and all that microsoft knows

about, I think I may or may not be able to get them to send me a copy of

Windows 2000. I would purchase Windows 2000, but its not worth it for use on

Microsoft virual PC. I'll just keep using it on my tc4400. having two of the

same tablet PC is usefull. besides microsoft may snd me a copy of microsoft

since I do business with them at times through my company.

From,

Steven Wabik

SPW.net Technologies

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message

news:O7n88zF8IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hi Steven,

>

> What you need is retail media with a Product Key. I doubt anyone will

> simply give it to you, you'll have to peruse sites that may still sell it

> (might try ebay) as it is no longer available through normal retail

> channels. The only legit sources for downloading the .iso's would be via

> MSDN or Technet subscriptions.

>

> --

> Best of Luck,

>

> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

> Windows help - http://www.rickrogers.org

> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

>

> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message

> news:CFC2596A-2DF9-4700-B58D-F634FDA8BFF1@microsoft.com...

>>I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one

>>reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another

>>reason is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on

>>Windows Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue

>>with it.

>>

>> What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista PC

>> using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to install

>> Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues

>> saying that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come

>> with the computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical

>> machine itself, the computer will go through with the installation just

>> fine.

>>

>> I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i

>> have for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where

>> I can download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will

>> work with Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place

>> of where I could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can

>> just send me a physical installation CD for windows 2000.

>>

>> there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000 over

>> Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk

>> space and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I

>> virtualized Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows

>> XP detected that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept

>> switching back and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those

>> particular hardware devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows

>> 2000 is that it works faster, and plus it is more compatible with older

>> applications that Windows XP may or may not be compatible with.

>>

>> so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having. windows

>> vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.

>>

>> From,

>> Steven Wabik

>

July 28, 2008

RE: Microsoft Virtual PC (Virtualizing Windows 2000)

My apologises; there is something wrong with MS server!

--

Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> You have multi-posted, NOT cross-posted.

> All you have done is make more work for people here, as answers do not show

> up across the board now!!

> I answered you in another Newsgroup!

> --

> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia

>

> "Steven Wabik" wrote:

>

> > I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one

> > reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another reason

> > is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on Windows

> > Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue with it.

> >

> > What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista PC

> > using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to install

> > Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues saying

> > that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come with the

> > computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical machine itself,

> > the computer will go through with the installation just fine.

> >

> > I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i have

> > for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where I can

> > download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will work with

> > Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place of where I

> > could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can just send me

> > a physical installation CD for windows 2000.

> >

> > there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000 over

> > Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk space

> > and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I virtualized

> > Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows XP detected

> > that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept switching back

> > and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those particular hardware

> > devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows 2000 is that it works

> > faster, and plus it is more compatible with older applications that Windows

> > XP may or may not be compatible with.

> >

> > so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having. windows

> > vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.

> >

> > From,

> > Steven Wabik

> >

July 28, 2008

RE: Microsoft Virtual PC (Virtualizing Windows 2000)

Even if you run an Operating System in a vitual machine, you still need a

legitimate licence to install and use it!

You don't have a licence with a used OEM disk!

You also don't say whether it is holygrammed MS disk; or OEM from Dell, etc,

which is tied to the original computer's Motherboard.

The bottom line is: you HAVE to buy a Licence.

--

Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia

"Steven Wabik" wrote:

> I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one

> reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another reason

> is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on Windows

> Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue with it.

>

> What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista PC

> using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to install

> Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues saying

> that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come with the

> computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical machine itself,

> the computer will go through with the installation just fine.

>

> I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i have

> for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where I can

> download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will work with

> Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place of where I

> could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can just send me

> a physical installation CD for windows 2000.

>

> there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000 over

> Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk space

> and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I virtualized

> Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows XP detected

> that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept switching back

> and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those particular hardware

> devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows 2000 is that it works

> faster, and plus it is more compatible with older applications that Windows

> XP may or may not be compatible with.

>

> so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having. windows

> vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.

>

> From,

> Steven Wabik

>

July 28, 2008

RE: Microsoft Virtual PC (Virtualizing Windows 2000)

My apologies; slow Server!!!