Windows 7 Virtual PC

Aruffell · 25 Oct 2009 at 00:23

I'm sure most people are running Windows 7 now and have tried the XP and virtual PC mode.

I'm just installing windows 7 onto a virtual PC and am not sure whether it's the virtual PC software, or the fact im only at installation stage, but it's this small on my 1920x1200 second display.

That's windowed mode and this is full screen mode

Any ideas why it's sooo small and thats in full screen mode?

Andy

ns400r · 25 Oct 2009 at 01:11

May be like you say, your only just installing. Mine is resizable when installed.

marc2003 · 25 Oct 2009 at 02:04

i don't use virtual pc (spit

) but i'm guessing it requires software/drivers to be installed in the guest OS on the desktop just like vmware tools so it can go fullscreen. during setup, this obviously isn't possible.

BlackAle · 25 Oct 2009 at 02:34

The virtualised XP mode is largely pointless outside of the business world imho. It's there for bespoke applications that refuse to run in W7, I see little point to it for the home user.

ArtificialFoxx · 25 Oct 2009 at 02:44

The setup screen is 800x600, once you are within windows you can install the virtual machine's video drivers and the res will change to the window size.