Troubleshooting Virtual PC 2004

[Rhondo]

Hey guys,

I am trying to figure out why my virtual pc install won't work with the unattended ISO that I create when it works with VMware. I have a licensed version of virtual pc and just the trial of vmware.

There are several factors that are frustrating me to no end. I have created a bootable DVD and it works. My winnt.sif file works fine and almost all of my applications install the way they are supposed to.

The main problem is that in Virtual PC, when it gets to the "'Setup is Loading Windows..." portion of text mode, it just sits there forever and does nothing. I have it as the foremost application and disabled all other softwares running. I have even attempted msconfig to only load the services that I need minimally to use virtual pc. I have tried it with SP1 installed and without it installed. I have also tried the fixed hard drive and the dynamic hard drive. Nothing seems to get me past that point.

What really gets my goat is that for whatever reason, when I use the source and create an iso that is not unattended, it seems to work like a dream in whatever configuration I put it in.

I use it at work with no problems whatsoever. The only major difference in what I am doing is the hardware. I have the dual Xeon workstation at work and a simple single proc AMD at home. I know that there shouldn't be an issue here, but obviously there is and I can't seem to find an answer from anywhere. Microsoft hasn't answered my questions and no one else seems to ask the same question I have.

I don't want to hear "just use vmware". I want to figure out why this isn't working with virtual pc since that is what I have the license for.

If anyone has any advice or needs more information please respond any way you wish. You can email me, pm me or just post that is fine.

Thanks in advance for any help that can be afforded me.

Rhondo