VPC Performance tricks - Page 2

pgflmacrob · 04-17-2004, 09:41 AM

I've been experimenting with VirtualPC 6.1 and with the help of people on this board it works pretty well. Clearly Win2K with tons of memory seems to be the best environment.
I have one more issue, (or two). How do I explain this? I have one VPC that opens up using my entire iBook screen. Looking at the screen you cannot tell it is a Mac (in full screen mode). The Apple menu bar at the top does not appear, the VPC "status" bar at the bottom does not appear and the Dock (which I have set to appear on the far left is not showing. When I go to Windowed Mode or push on the "apple" command key the menu bar, status bar and dock appear. How did I get here? What did I do to create this magic (VPC uses all the screen real estate). All the other VPCs run in smallish-windows when in full screen mode. If I mess with the VPC "Full Screen Settings" for other VPCs I get either the small window running VPC or a screen with huge low-resolution blocky characters.
Also what do you think about network mode? I can't seem to see a difference between shared and vitural.

Bruce Miller · 04-17-2004, 11:46 AM

Rob,

Full screen is selectable from Control in VPC Menu Bar, the Additions have to be installed to enable. Also go into Windows>Control Panel>Display and set screen resolution to 800x600 while in windowed mode first.

BTW, if you choose to install the 2000 updaters just out, duplicate your original drive image first, they may or may not install correctly (even Windows users have had problems). Also, I have found such installs only serve to slow VPC down further generally.

pgflmacrob · 04-17-2004, 06:07 PM

Bruce, changing the screen resolution in Windows worked. Thanks again.

04-17-2004, 09:41 AM	#21
pgflmacrob Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 84	VPC uses the full screen, yahoo. What did I do? I've been experimenting with VirtualPC 6.1 and with the help of people on this board it works pretty well. Clearly Win2K with tons of memory seems to be the best environment. I have one more issue, (or two). How do I explain this? I have one VPC that opens up using my entire iBook screen. Looking at the screen you cannot tell it is a Mac (in full screen mode). The Apple menu bar at the top does not appear, the VPC "status" bar at the bottom does not appear and the Dock (which I have set to appear on the far left is not showing. When I go to Windowed Mode or push on the "apple" command key the menu bar, status bar and dock appear. How did I get here? What did I do to create this magic (VPC uses all the screen real estate). All the other VPCs run in smallish-windows when in full screen mode. If I mess with the VPC "Full Screen Settings" for other VPCs I get either the small window running VPC or a screen with huge low-resolution blocky characters. Also what do you think about network mode? I can't seem to see a difference between shared and vitural.

04-17-2004, 11:46 AM	#22
Bruce Miller Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 359	Rob, Full screen is selectable from Control in VPC Menu Bar, the Additions have to be installed to enable. Also go into Windows>Control Panel>Display and set screen resolution to 800x600 while in windowed mode first. BTW, if you choose to install the 2000 updaters just out, duplicate your original drive image first, they may or may not install correctly (even Windows users have had problems). Also, I have found such installs only serve to slow VPC down further generally. Last edited by Bruce Miller; 04-17-2004 at 11:51 AM.

04-17-2004, 06:07 PM	#23
pgflmacrob Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 84	Bruce, your right again. Bruce, changing the screen resolution in Windows worked. Thanks again.