Server2008's Hyper-V is great! But how do I read/write to the host's drives?

[Guest Mindy Dyson]

Hi guys!

 

At the university, I was issued some statistical software that will

run only in Windows 2000 and XP. This WAS a problem, since I have

Server2008 installed on my work station. The software installed in a

Hyper-V virtual machine by using the media/DVD/Capture pulldowns. The

Hyper-V virtual machine is using XP/SP3! :)

 

Now, I need to read over 70 gigs of text data zipped for analysis. It

will expand to almost 800 gigs of text data.

 

I see how I can get it in the virtual c:\ and d:\ drive(s) using my

browser and FTP from the original publisher, and how to get it via the

DVD drive.

 

But this data is already on an HDD on my work station outside of my

virtual machine.

 

How can I access files on my PC outside of my virtual PC?

 

Thank you, Mindy

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Server2008's Hyper-V is great! But how do I read/write to the host's drives?

 

Hello Mindy,

 

See your other posting in microsoft.public.windows.server.setup and plese

do not multipost, use crossposting with a newsreader like Outlook Express.

 

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi guys!

>

> At the university, I was issued some statistical software that will

> run only in Windows 2000 and XP. This WAS a problem, since I have

> Server2008 installed on my work station. The software installed in a

> Hyper-V virtual machine by using the media/DVD/Capture pulldowns. The

> Hyper-V virtual machine is using XP/SP3! :)

>

> Now, I need to read over 70 gigs of text data zipped for analysis. It

> will expand to almost 800 gigs of text data.

>

> I see how I can get it in the virtual c:\ and d:\ drive(s) using my

> browser and FTP from the original publisher, and how to get it via the

> DVD drive.

>

> But this data is already on an HDD on my work station outside of my

> virtual machine.

>

> How can I access files on my PC outside of my virtual PC?

>

> Thank you, Mindy

>