Microsoft KB Archive/825469

= How to create virtual machines in Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1 =

Article ID: 825469

Article Last Modified on 3/16/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to create new virtual machines in Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1. It also includes a list of available operating systems.



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To manually create a new virtual machine in Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Virtual PC.
 * 2) Click New.
 * 3) In theHow would you like to create your PC? list, click Create a PC manually, and then click the right-arrow button.
 * 4) In theHow would you like to set up your PC's operating system? list, click Install an operating system onto an empty PC, and then click the right-arrow button.
 * 5) On the Select an Operating System page, click the operating system that you want, and then click the right-arrow button.
 * 6) On the Select a Memory Setting page, move the slider to the memory allocation that you want, and then click the right-arrow button.
 * 7) On the Undo Drives page, click Yes or No, and then click the right-arrow button.
 * 8) On the Select a PC Name page, type a name for the virtual machine, and then click the right-arrow button. If you want to change the installation location, click Change Location.
 * 9) On the Conclusion page, click Create.

The following operating system choices are available when you create a new virtual machine:
 * Windows XP
 * Windows 2000
 * Windows NT
 * Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
 * Linux
 * Windows 98
 * Windows 95
 * Windows 3.1
 * Other



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The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

