Setup guide

Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide iii
 Virtual machine. The computer that is running inside of Virtual PC. In this
document, “Virtual PC” refers to the application running on the host, while
“virtual machine” refers to the guest operating system and any software that
is running inside of the Virtual PC application.
 Guest operating system. The operating system that is running inside the
virtual machine.
 Host key. The key that is designated to take the place of the CTRL+ALT
combination when logging on to Microsoft Windows
®. By default, the host
key is the ALT key on the right side of the keyboard, so HOST+DELETE
means RIGHT-ALT+DELETE. The host key can be changed by clicking
the File menu in the Virtual PC console, and selecting Options. See Virtual
PC online help for other uses of the host key.
By default, the virtual machine will run inside a window on the host computer’s
desktop. However, you can run the virtual machine in full-screen mode by
pressing HOST+ENTER. Using the same key combination, you can toggle
between full-screen and windowed views.
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE while working with a virtual machine
will display the Windows Security dialog box for the host operating system. If
this is not desired, press ESC. To access the Windows Security dialog box for a
guest operating system, press HOST+DELETE. This is the only difference in
the way the software works in a virtual machine.
You can configure virtual machines to communicate with the host computer,
other virtual machines on the same host computer, other host computers, virtual
machines on other host computers, other physical computers on the network, or
any combination of these.
The setup instructions that you will follow as a part of this classroom setup
guide will configure Virtual PC and the virtual machines that will run on the
host. Changing any of the configuration settings may render the labs for this
course unusable.
Note