1. Open the
created or
XP Mode virtual machine in Windows Virtual PC that you want to connect to the network.
2. On the virtual machine's menu bar, click on
Tools.
A) If you see
Disable Integration Features, then go to step 5. (see screenshot below)
B) If you see
Install Integration Features, then go to step 3. (see screenshot below)
C) If you see
Enable Integration Features, then go to step 4. (see screenshot below)
A) Click on
Install Integration Components. (see screenshot below step 2B)
B) Follow steps 15 to 20
here (click on link) to finish installing.
C) When finished, continue on to step 4.
A) Click on
Enable Integration Components. (see screenshot below step 2C)
B) Log on using the user name and password for the virtual machine. (see screenshots below)
NOTE: If you do not see the user name for you virtual machine, then click on Use another account to enter the user name and password and click on OK.
C) When finished, continue on to step 5.
.
A) Open the
Control Panel (icons view), then click on the
Network and Sharing Center icon.
B) In the
Network and Sharing Center, click on the
Change adapter settings link on the left side. (see screenshot below)
C) Right click on your internet network connection, and click on
Properties. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Make note of the network adapter name (ex: Marvel Yukon....). You will need to know this in step 7B below.
D) If prompted by
UAC, then click on
Yes.
E) If not already, check the
Virtual PC Network Filter Driver box, and click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
F) Close the
Network Connections window. (see screenshot below step 5C)
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If you do not, then skip this step and go to step 7 instead.
If you do, then this step will show you how to get the MAC address of the virtual machine in Windows Virtual PC so you can add it to the MAC Filtering Rules of your router to allow the virtual machine access through the router.
A) In the virtual machine, open a
command prompt and type
ipconfig /all (space after g) and press enter.
B) In the command prompt, look for the MAC address (ex: 00:03:ff:1e:03:57) to the right of
Physical Address. Write this MAC address number down. (see screenshot below)
C) In your
Windows 7 computer (not virtual machine), open your web browser (ex: Internet Explorer) and log in to your router.
NOTE: You would usually do this by typing in your router's IP address in the web browser's address bar and pressing enter. Consult your router's manual to see what it's default IP address is.
D) Go to your router's
Network Filter settings, and add the virtual machine's MAC address (step 6B) to the
MAC Filtering Rules and save it. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This is for a D-Link router, but this will vary depending on what brand and model of router you have. Consult your router's manual on how to enter the MAC address.
E) You can now close the web browser in your Windows 7 computer (not virtual machine).
F) Close the command prompt in the virtual machine. (see screenshot below step 6B)
G) Continue on to step 7.
A) On the virtual machine's menu bar, click on
Tools and
Settings.
B) In the left pane, select
Networking, then select your
network adapter name (step 5C above) from the drop down box and click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
C) Continue on to step 8.
Select the
network location type you want for the virtual machine to have the settings for that location automatically applied. (see screenshot below)
9. The virtual machine in Windows Virtual PC should now be able to connect to your network and access the internet from it.
That's it,