Does anyone have any documentation on the correct way to setup the CRM Demo
VPC image using an external hard drive? What specific .vhd file should you
be pointing where using an external hard drive - what works best adn should
you use a differential hard drive for best performance? Any help would be
appreciated.

Re: CRM Demo VPC - External Drive by ExSlx

ExSlx
Tue Jun 27 19:26:21 CDT 2006

Download Microsoft Virtual PC from Microsoft site and install it on
your computer.
Download *.vmc and *.vhd file (virtual hard drive image) from
Microsoft site. Save this on your external hard drive.
Run Microsoft Virtual PC and on Virual PC console, select New
Click on "Next" on "Welcome" Screen
Select the option "Add an existing Virtual Machine" and click "Next"
Browse to the *.vmc file you downloaded and click Next
Select "other" as Operating System
Select the option " Adjusting the RAM" and allot as much RAM as you can
afford based on the available RAM on your computer.
(Please note that you should have atleast 2GB RAM on your machine so
that you can allot at least 1 GB to VPC. Otherwise VPC runs very slow.)
Click Next. Select the option "An Existing Virtual Hard disk" Hit Next
Browse to *.vhd file you downloaded and you are done.
Click on the Start Button on VPC Console to start the VPC

Hope this helps

BC

ANeal wrote:
> Does anyone have any documentation on the correct way to setup the CRM Demo
> VPC image using an external hard drive? What specific .vhd file should you
> be pointing where using an external hard drive - what works best adn should
> you use a differential hard drive for best performance? Any help would be
> appreciated.


Re: CRM Demo VPC - External Drive by ANeal

ANeal
Tue Jun 27 22:16:02 CDT 2006

THanks - through all of the directions I have read - this is perfect and
concise!! Much thanks - also check out this site it was h elpful as well -
http://blogs.msdn.com/midatlanticcrm/archive/2006/03/23/Tips_to_Speed_Up_Virtual_PC_for_Microsoft_CRM.aspx#_Toc130896179

Andy



"ExSlx" wrote:

> Download Microsoft Virtual PC from Microsoft site and install it on
> your computer.
> Download *.vmc and *.vhd file (virtual hard drive image) from
> Microsoft site. Save this on your external hard drive.
> Run Microsoft Virtual PC and on Virual PC console, select New
> Click on "Next" on "Welcome" Screen
> Select the option "Add an existing Virtual Machine" and click "Next"
> Browse to the *.vmc file you downloaded and click Next
> Select "other" as Operating System
> Select the option " Adjusting the RAM" and allot as much RAM as you can
> afford based on the available RAM on your computer.
> (Please note that you should have atleast 2GB RAM on your machine so
> that you can allot at least 1 GB to VPC. Otherwise VPC runs very slow.)
> Click Next. Select the option "An Existing Virtual Hard disk" Hit Next
> Browse to *.vhd file you downloaded and you are done.
> Click on the Start Button on VPC Console to start the VPC
>
> Hope this helps
>
> BC
>
> ANeal wrote:
> > Does anyone have any documentation on the correct way to setup the CRM Demo
> > VPC image using an external hard drive? What specific .vhd file should you
> > be pointing where using an external hard drive - what works best adn should
> > you use a differential hard drive for best performance? Any help would be
> > appreciated.
>
>