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Yes and it probably wouldnt work anyway, i tryed to get virtual pc but i cant make that work now :wallbash: Can u give me a link with an easy to use virtual machine ?

[_r.u.s.s.]

with an easy? you mean instructions? go to microsoft site and there is everything explained, its downloadable for free btw

I got virtual pc 2004, but how dose it work ? I hate reading lenghty manuals. Do i need to instal windows 98 on it or what ? :blink: :wallbash:

[Mighty Midget]

For the virtual PCs, you will need a copy of the OS you want on VPC. Mount the CD crive in VPC and install the OS the way you usually do.

I got virtual pc working, now how do i transfer data from the host os to the virtual pc os without writing it on a cd ?

Well, i made it work, finaly. It works good on win98, but its a bit more disapointing then i rememberd it to be

[The Fifth Horseman]

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I dont download the patch from gamepoint couse i dont have an acount and i hate going throw the boring proces of making an acount just for one download and afther that to find out that nothing changed, i rather ask first if the version that shows up in the main menu is right.
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Patches can make a lot of difference. Updating Mechwarrior 3 to latest ver got it running in XP for me whereas before the game either crashed outright or ended up with a lot of glitches.

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Yes and it probably wouldnt work anyway, i tryed to get virtual pc but i cant make that work now :wallbash: Can u give me a link with an easy to use virtual machine ?
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Virtual PC is about as simple as they get, sorry.

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I got virtual pc 2004, but how dose it work ? I hate reading lenghty manuals. Do i need to instal windows 98 on it or what ? :blink: :wallbash:
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Reading the manual is recommended.

QUOTE(Daniel @ Oct 1 2007, 01:19 AM) [snapback]314037[/snapback]

I got virtual pc working, now how do i transfer data from the host os to the virtual pc os without writing it on a cd ?
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You can write it to an ISO image and make VPC read that image as if it was a disc in it's CD-ROM drive.
IIRC, you could also set up a network between the real and virtual system... but don't ask me how it's supposed to be done.

[dosraider]

Steps to share a folder between host-guest in VPC: (short version, read the manual for more)

Safety first: create a folder to share(mine is 'VPC_Shared) and allow sharing, don't share a whole drive.

-> Run your guest OS in VPC
-> VPC menu (above) 'ACTION' -> install or update additions
-> Will mount an ISO (if Win guest), if doesn't start in autorun run it manually
-> *( for dosguest: will mount a floppy image, Dos Virtual Machine Additions.vfd, run dosadd.bat from A:\ )*
-> Will need a VPC reboot (W98)
-> VPC menu -> EDIT -> settings -> shared folders -> share folder -> point to 'VPC_Shared' -> eventually check box 'share everytime' -> apply
DONE.

From now on you can share all the folders/files in VPC_Shared between host-guest.

The answer comes late (3 years). But I just digged up this game out of my archive and confronted the same problem: CTD in crows nest view.

You dont need a virtual machine for this to work. The problem is most probably cause because you have a multi core CPU and XP loves to switch the CPU assignment of an application while its running, efficiently messing up many old games like Deus Ex (ironically another EIDOS product) and Cutthroats.

The solution is to permanently set the CPU affinity of an application. For this you will need a small application like "IMGCFG" (google it), that will allow you to assign a CPU to the application.

Everything is documented in the readme file, but I'll give you an example of the command line you will need to type in a DOSbox or RUN:

imagecfg -a 0x2 "c:\games\cutthroats\cutthroats.exe"

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by Unregistered_01

You dont need a virtual machine for this to work. The problem is most probably cause because you have a multi core CPU and XP loves to switch the CPU assignment of an application while its running, efficiently messing up many old games like Deus Ex (ironically another EIDOS product)

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