Microsoft KB Archive/840601

= The mouse and the keyboard may not respond as you expect in a virtual machine in Virtual Server 2005 =

Article ID: 840601

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Virtual Machine Remote Control to run a Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 virtual machine, the mouse and the keyboard may not respond as you expect in the virtual machine. You expect that the mouse and the keyboard work correctly after you install virtual machine additions on your virtual machine.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur when the display of the virtual machine is set to 16 colors. A 16-color display setting is also referred to as a 4-bit display setting.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, set the display of the virtual machine to 8 bits or more. The mouse and the keyboard work correctly when the display of your virtual machine is set to 8 bits or more if virtual machine additions are installed.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbprb KB840601

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