Unattend takes too long on MS Virtual2007

[bokory]

Hi everyone

I finished window XP unattended with few applications ( yahoo/MSN messenger ,Office 2007....) when I try to test

it on Microsoft Virtual 2007 it takes more than 12 hours to finish the installation.

I am worried abit why it takes that much, Is it usual or is there something wrong

if that is the case what should I do to Speed the process cos that is way too long

than installing them individually.

Any ideas or suggestions will be highly appreciated.

[mazmorbid]

It's not usual, it should actually take much less time to install in a VM than from cd or dvd, how did you do the unattended install of office 2007? all the ways I tried failed

[spacesurfer]

Now, tell us about your PC specs?

RAM: Virtual Machines require lots of RAM. I have 2 GB ram. When I use a virtual machine, I have allotted 512 MB for the Virtual Machine. That's enough and it's fast. Basically, you need a minimum of 512 MB for the Virtual XP and at least 1 GB for the physical so your physical does not suffocate when running the virtual.

Processor: The other component is your CPU. I have an Intel Core 2 Duo optimized for virtualization.

How much disk space did you allot for your XP install?

Video card may also matter as some video cards can use physical RAM, leaving less physical RAM.

One last question, after you installed, how fast is it? If it is slow, then it's most likely your RAM is too low!