Microsoft KB Archive/918905

= Error message when you try to start a Windows XP guest operating system in Virtual PC for Mac Version 7: &quot;No C:\ Disk is specified&quot; =

Article ID: 918905

Article Last Modified on 5/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start a Microsoft Windows XP-based guest operating system in Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, you may receive the following error message:

Reboot and select proper boot device

No C:\ Disk is specified. Although you can boot from a floppy it is recommended to boot from the C:\ disk



CAUSE
This issue may occur if Drive 1 Settings is set to None in the settings for the Windows XP virtual machine. To verify these settings, follow these steps:
 * 1) In the Virtual PC List dialog box, click the Windows XP guest operating system, and then click Settings.
 * 2) In the left column of the Settings dialog box, click Drive 1.

If Drive 1 Settings is set to None, you receive the following message in the text box on the right side of the dialog box:

Drop document on this box



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
 In the Virtual PC List dialog box, click the Windows XP guest operating system, and then click Settings. In the left column of the Settings dialog box, click Drive 1. In Finder, click Home on the Go menu. Double-click Documents, and then double-click the Virtual PC List folder. Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click the guest operating system file. Click Show Package Contents.</li> Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click the file that represents the virtual disk. Typically, this file is named Disk1.</li> Click Show Package Contents.

Note The file that represents the virtual disk may appear in the Virtual PC List folder. In this case, steps 5 and 6 are not required. Instead, go to step 7.</li> Drag the Basedrive.vhd file to the Drive 1 Settings dialog box. Drop the Basedrive.vhd file onto the text box that displays the following message:

Drop document on this box

</li> Click OK.</li></ol>

Method 2
<ol> In Finder, click Home on the Go menu.</li> Double-click Documents, and then double-click the Virtual PC List folder.</li> Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click the guest operating system file.</li> Click Show Package Contents.</li> Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click the file that represents the virtual disk. Typically, this file is named Disk1.</li> Click Show Package Contents.

Note The file that represents the virtual disk may appear in the Virtual PC List folder. In this case, steps 3 and 4 are not required. Instead, go to step 5.</li> Drag the Basedrive.vhd file to the following folder:

Hard Drive:Users: :Documents:Virtual PC List

</li> Click OK.</li> In Virtual PC for Mac Version 7, on the File menu, point to Migrate Data, and then click Import from Previous Version.</li> Locate the Basedrive.vhd file, and then click Import.</li> Click Convert.</li></ol>

Additional query words: &quot;Hard Drive document&quot; VPC VPC7 Startup G5 Boot harddrivedocument

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