Stuart Sanders
lists at bitshk.com
Fri Dec 2 21:43:27 CST 2005
I only started using VPC (2005) a little over a week ago. I have to install an app at a client who doesn't have access, so I needed to test the runtime environment. (First for me). Can't really comment on the server installation, but my experience with VPC on a new notebook running at 2.1Ghz so far seems to indicate doing things that require a link outside the virtual environment such as installing/upgrading (installing XP took over half a day ... ) and I was running it on my hard disk. Part of that may have been due to me using a dynamic partition (it keeps growing the partitiion). Once installed though running things inside the virtual environment was quite quick. As an example, I initially had my test app sitting on a virtual-share accessable to the virtual environment. Took about 2 mins to load the access app. After moving it onto the virtual disk it was almost instantaneous. I'll readily admit I'm new to VPC though and haven't read any docs. As to the software firewall issue. That probably depends more on where you are running it. If its a controlled environment (your office/home) and you are strickly limiting what gets installed, then there probably isn't a requirement. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: lyle.hannum at co.wake.nc.us To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:02:42 -0500 Subject: Re: [AccessD] Virtual PC > Hi > > Here at my office several people are running VPC with VS2005 and SQL > 2005 > (ent. ed. for both) with no problems. They say it is slow to load, but > then > all is well. I will have to ask on the firewall question. > > A related question if I may...have you looked into Virtual Server 2005? > No > one here seems to be able to run the admin set up page (hence the use > of > VPC). I believe a ticket is open at MS with no resolution to date. This > is > on Win 2003/IIS6, Dual core Intel CPU, 1GB ram. > > Lyle Hannum MCP > Wake County IS > > > > > > "John Colby" > > <jwcolby at ColbyConsulting. To: > "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > > com> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>, "Tech - Database Advisors Inc." > > Sent by: > <Dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > accessd-bounces at databasea cc: > > dvisors.com Subject: > [AccessD] Virtual PC > > > > > > 11/30/2005 11:21 AM > > Please respond to Access > > Developers discussion and > > problem solving > > > > > > > > > > Is anyone using Virtual PC? I am starting to set it up, using an > external > Drive on a USB, and I am wondering whether I need to bother putting a > firewall on it. The virtual PC instances will be used for development > in > the new Visual Studio 2005 / SQL Server 2005. It seems like rather a > large > computing load to impose on a virtual machine, although if there is > little > traffic to the internet perhaps not. > > Thoughts? > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com