ram needed

For those who are using Vista, how much RAM are on the machines?
I have tried 512 megs and 1024 under a Virtual PC session/
Machine isn't repsonding to anything.
I click on Explorer and get error message the Windows Explorer isn't responding. Then it wants to collect inforamtion to identify the problem.
I saw the Microsoft rep. run Vista on 512 meg. VPC session. And it responded OK.
thanks

Under Virtual PC it's awful - it can be done but it's barely worth it. If you want to run it in a virtual environment, use Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2.
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For those who are using Vista, how much RAM are on the machines?
I have tried 512 megs and 1024 under a Virtual PC session/
Machine isn't repsonding to anything.
I click on Explorer and get error message the Windows Explorer isn't responding. Then it wants to collect inforamtion to identify the problem.
I saw the Microsoft rep. run Vista on 512 meg. VPC session. And it responded OK.
thanks

Depends on which build you are using and it depends on which build the MS Rep was using. 5112 and up 5270 ran well in VPC, some persons had access to Virtual Machine Additions that enabled certain functionality to work properly with Vista in VPC. I would recommend avoiding VPC though and try either Virtual Server 2005 R2 or VM Ware Workstation 5.5. Virtual Server 2005 R2 is a free download, so thats worth trying out at first, although the user interface is horrendous, does not support USB devices either, neither SCSCI.
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"David Sherman" wrote in message

For those who are using Vista, how much RAM are on the machines?
I have tried 512 megs and 1024 under a Virtual PC session/
Machine isn't repsonding to anything.
I click on Explorer and get error message the Windows Explorer isn't responding. Then it wants to collect inforamtion to identify the problem.
I saw the Microsoft rep. run Vista on 512 meg. VPC session. And it responded OK.
thanks

I installed it on machine with 2 gb. of ram. I can understand why 2 gb. will not be enough memory.
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:08:43 -0700, "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Depends on which build you are using and it depends on which build the MS Rep was using. 5112 and up 5270 ran well in VPC, some persons had access to Virtual Machine Additions that enabled certain functionality to work properly with Vista in VPC. I would recommend avoiding VPC though and try either Virtual Server 2005 R2 or VM Ware Workstation 5.5. Virtual Server 2005 R2 is a free download, so thats worth trying out at first, although the user interface is horrendous, does not support USB devices either, neither SCSCI.
You need a MSN Passport: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6DBA2278-B022-4F56-AF96-7B95975DB13B&displaylang=en --

2gb of ram should be more then enough. Not sure why you are having a lot of problems with the install. I hope that when the Beta 2 comes out in aprox a month or so, you will be ok.
-- Jason
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"David Sherman" wrote in message

I installed it on machine with 2 gb. of ram. I can understand why 2 gb. will not be enough memory.
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:08:43 -0700, "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" andred25@hotmail.com> wrote:
Depends on which build you are using and it depends on which build the MS Rep was using. 5112 and up 5270 ran well in VPC, some persons had access to Virtual Machine Additions that enabled certain functionality to work properly with Vista in VPC. I would recommend avoiding VPC though and try either Virtual Server 2005 R2 or VM Ware Workstation 5.5. Virtual Server 2005 R2 is a free download, so thats worth trying out at first, although the user interface is horrendous, does not support USB devices either, neither SCSCI.
You need a MSN Passport: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6DBA2278-B022-4F56-AF96-7B95975DB13B&displaylang=en --

I finally got it to work in VPC on a system with 1GB of ram. Issue was preparing the virtual disk prior to Vista install.
Ed
"David Sherman" wrote in message

For those who are using Vista, how much RAM are on the machines?
I have tried 512 megs and 1024 under a Virtual PC session/
Machine isn't repsonding to anything.
I click on Explorer and get error message the Windows Explorer isn't responding. Then it wants to collect inforamtion to identify the problem.
I saw the Microsoft rep. run Vista on 512 meg. VPC session. And it responded OK.
thanks

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David Sherman wrote:

I installed it on machine with 2 gb. of ram. I can understand why 2 gb. will not be enough memory.

I'm still getting ready to try it in VMWare... 2GB isn't enough RAM for you?
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Im going to be annoying :D
VMware Server Beta 2 is a free download - and it supports USB devices... Best of all, its free - i use it to test Linux operating systems before installing on a physical machine - its got great performance and runs on XP Home :-P
Tom
"Ed Dixon" wrote in message

I finally got it to work in VPC on a system with 1GB of ram. Issue was preparing the virtual disk prior to Vista install.
Ed
"David Sherman" wrote in message For those who are using Vista, how much RAM are on the machines?
I have tried 512 megs and 1024 under a Virtual PC session/
Machine isn't repsonding to anything.
I click on Explorer and get error message the Windows Explorer isn't responding. Then it wants to collect inforamtion to identify the problem.
I saw the Microsoft rep. run Vista on 512 meg. VPC session. And it responded OK.
thanks

I have had poor results with VS thusfar.
Ed
-- Thanks... Ed Dixon "Tom" wrote in message

Im going to be annoying :D
VMware Server Beta 2 is a free download - and it supports USB devices... Best of all, its free - i use it to test Linux operating systems before installing on a physical machine - its got great performance and runs on XP Home :-P
Tom
"Ed Dixon" wrote in message I finally got it to work in VPC on a system with 1GB of ram. Issue was preparing the virtual disk prior to Vista install.
Ed
"David Sherman" wrote in message For those who are using Vista, how much RAM are on the machines?
I have tried 512 megs and 1024 under a Virtual PC session/
Machine isn't repsonding to anything.
I click on Explorer and get error message the Windows Explorer isn't responding. Then it wants to collect inforamtion to identify the problem.
I saw the Microsoft rep. run Vista on 512 meg. VPC session. And it responded OK.
thanks

VS? VMware server or Virtual Server?

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Tom wrote:

Im going to be annoying :D
VMware Server Beta 2 is a free download - and it supports USB devices... Best of all, its free -

Linkage?
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Virtual Server all the way :o) http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28331
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http://ursine.ca/Top_Posting
Tom wrote:
Im going to be annoying :D
VMware Server Beta 2 is a free download - and it supports USB devices... Best of all, its free -
Linkage?
-- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber

VMware Server Beta 2 is a free download - and it supports USB devices... Best of all, its free -
Linkage?

You can get it here:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/
Tom Lake

"David Sherman" wrote in message

I installed it on machine with 2 gb. of ram. I can understand why 2 gb. will not be enough memory.

I've run it (every build up to 5365) natively with 1 GB, in a VM (VMWare 5.5 WS and Parallels 2.1) with 512 MB. PC is a P4 2.6 Northwood-C, ASUS P4C800E Deluxe mobo, dual DVD burners (one SL, one DL) and dual HDs (200 GB SATA, 80 GB PATA). Graphics are via ATI's AIW 9700 Pro (which would normally also supply NTSC over cable). Other hardware is Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer (supported with Creative beta drivers), Logitech Communicate STX (supported with native drivers, oddly enough), and ATI HDTV Wonder (supported with native drivers, but unusable due to NTSC requirement for ATSC support).
LAN support is solid (onboard Intel/PRO1000CT supported natively).
The AIW only has 128 MB, but supports Aero Glass just fine.
Christopher L. Estep

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Virtual Server all the way :o) http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28331
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Tom wrote:
Im going to be annoying :D
VMware Server Beta 2 is a free download - and it supports USB devices... Best of all, its free -
Linkage?
-- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber