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Virtual PC & PC App install issues
Name: Jack Date: March 4, 2002 at 12:20:38 Pacific
Comment:
Here's the scenario . . .
I am installing Virtual PC & ACT! 4.0 for Windows on a Mac G3 OS 9.2 and am running into a ton of problems.
Virtual PC installed OK. It is soooo slow though. I tried re-installing, allocating more memory to the program, etc. No improvement. Any ideas?
Now I am trying to install the ACT! software in the PC environment. Every time I begin installation the computer freezes. Not just the Virtual PC - EVERYTHING! Any help would be very appreciated.
Name: the pickle Date: March 4, 2002 at 13:21:43 Pacific
Reply:
VPC is slow. Period. That's just how it works.
No idea on the second problem, but I'd be inclined to blame Windoze for sucking arse :)
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Response Number 2
Name: Jack Date: March 4, 2002 at 14:13:28 Pacific
Reply:
You gotta be right. I tried installing it on a brand new G4 with tons 'o RAM and a massive hard drive (60 GB) and it didn't make a difference. VIRTUAL PC is the worst program ever invented. No doubt about it!! Thank you for the reply, senior pickle.
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Response Number 3
Name: jeff Date: March 6, 2002 at 09:14:20 Pacific
Reply:
I would agree that virtual PC is slower than using the Mac OS... but I have it running on much lesser machines just fine.... IE: 4400, and 7200's.... I have ACT 2000 installed on both of them and running without issues.. I would personally look at your Mac OS install and your extentions running.
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Response Number 4
Name: darkzero Date: June 23, 2002 at 20:09:04 Pacific
Reply:
Installing VPC right now. But its taking hours!!! ever since it got to VPCNetSv.sys its been stayin there forever! Do you know why??????
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