NT4 Image - issues with changing graphics adaptor

GasTurbineGuy · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I am having issues following an install of an NT4 disk image (using Ghost) of
a physical PC onto a Virtual PC (using VPC2007). The PC actually boots OK and
I can use the machine as normal. However it will not allow me anything more
than 16 colours even with 640x480 resolution. The machine I took it from had
a bespoke video card (its an industrial PC) but once I booted I installed the
S3 video adaptor driver but no joy, every time I reboot I get a max of 16
colours.

I am trying to use the VPC to reconfigure an industrial machine (used as a
graphical interface for an industrial machine) that has been sent overseas,
once it gets to the destination I want to have a new image that I can load
back onto it that has all the latest modifications that the client has
requested in the 6 weeks that it has been in transit to site. I thought this
was a good use for VPC but the issues I am experiencing with graphics are
proving that it is not as flexible as I first thought. The fact that I cannot
get the correct graphics level means I have to recompile all the graphic
displays to suit the new display resolution.

Please can someone advise?

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Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 210

Have you tried installing the VPC 2004 SP1 version of the virtual machine
additions? You can get them from Steve Jain's wonderful website at
http://vpc.essjae.com/. NT4 Workstation was support in VPC 2004 but is not
in VPC 2007.

"GasTurbineGuy" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I am having issues following an install of an NT4 disk image (using Ghost)
>of
> a physical PC onto a Virtual PC (using VPC2007). The PC actually boots OK
> and
> I can use the machine as normal. However it will not allow me anything
> more
> than 16 colours even with 640x480 resolution. The machine I took it from
> had
> a bespoke video card (its an industrial PC) but once I booted I installed
> the
> S3 video adaptor driver but no joy, every time I reboot I get a max of 16
> colours.
>
> I am trying to use the VPC to reconfigure an industrial machine (used as a
> graphical interface for an industrial machine) that has been sent
> overseas,
> once it gets to the destination I want to have a new image that I can load
> back onto it that has all the latest modifications that the client has
> requested in the 6 weeks that it has been in transit to site. I thought
> this
> was a good use for VPC but the issues I am experiencing with graphics are
> proving that it is not as flexible as I first thought. The fact that I
> cannot
> get the correct graphics level means I have to recompile all the graphic
> displays to suit the new display resolution.
>
> Please can someone advise?

ronald.phillips · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 139

On Feb 24, 4:28 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> Have you tried installing the VPC 2004 SP1 version of the virtual machine
> additions? You can get them from Steve Jain's wonderful website athttp://vpc.essjae.com/. NT4 Workstation was support in VPC 2004 but is not
> in VPC 2007.
>
> "GasTurbineGuy" wrote in message
>
> @microsoft.com...
>
>
>
> >I am having issues following an install of an NT4 disk image (using Ghost)
> >of
> > a physical PC onto a Virtual PC (using VPC2007). The PC actually boots OK
> > and
> > I can use the machine as normal. However it will not allow me anything
> > more
> > than 16 colours even with 640x480 resolution. The machine I took it from
> > had
> > a bespoke video card (its an industrial PC) but once I booted I installed
> > the
> > S3 video adaptor driver but no joy, every time I reboot I get a max of 16
> > colours.
>
> > I am trying to use the VPC to reconfigure an industrial machine (used as a
> > graphical interface for an industrial machine) that has been sent
> > overseas,
> > once it gets to the destination I want to have a new image that I can load
> > back onto it that has all the latest modifications that the client has
> > requested in the 6 weeks that it has been in transit to site. I thought
> > this
> > was a good use for VPC but the issues I am experiencing with graphics are
> > proving that it is not as flexible as I first thought. The fact that I
> > cannot
> > get the correct graphics level means I have to recompile all the graphic
> > displays to suit the new display resolution.
>
> > Please can someone advise?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You can also use these drivers. Work very well in Vmware/VPC.

ronald.phillips · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 139

Universal VESA/VBE drivers for NT:

http://www.geocities.com/bearwindows/vbemp.htm

Robert Comer · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 447

You need to install the VPC Additions to get better graphics, but
there's a kicker here, the Additions that come with VPC2007 don't
support NT4, you have to get the Additions for VPC2004.

--
Bob Comer

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:54:01 -0800, GasTurbineGuy
wrote:

>I am having issues following an install of an NT4 disk image (using Ghost) of
>a physical PC onto a Virtual PC (using VPC2007). The PC actually boots OK and
>I can use the machine as normal. However it will not allow me anything more
>than 16 colours even with 640x480 resolution. The machine I took it from had
>a bespoke video card (its an industrial PC) but once I booted I installed the
>S3 video adaptor driver but no joy, every time I reboot I get a max of 16
>colours.
>
>I am trying to use the VPC to reconfigure an industrial machine (used as a
>graphical interface for an industrial machine) that has been sent overseas,
>once it gets to the destination I want to have a new image that I can load
>back onto it that has all the latest modifications that the client has
>requested in the 6 weeks that it has been in transit to site. I thought this
>was a good use for VPC but the issues I am experiencing with graphics are
>proving that it is not as flexible as I first thought. The fact that I cannot
>get the correct graphics level means I have to recompile all the graphic
>displays to suit the new display resolution.
>
>Please can someone advise?

Mark Rae [MVP] · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 386

"GasTurbineGuy" wrote in message @microsoft.com...

> Please can someone advise?

Have you installed the NT4 Additions...? N.B. NT isn't a supported guest in
VPC2007, so you'll have to use the old VPC2004 Additions, which you can
download from Steve Jain's site:
http://vpc.essjae.com/VPC2004VMAdditions.zip

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net