Hi Rick,

Thanks for responding. On one of my many tries, I did see a blue screen
flash very briefly before the system re-booted but it happened too fast to be
able to see anything. I am new to Vista so I do not know to check the error
logs. Can you help me with this?

Thanks,
Marc
"Rick Rogers" wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Is there an error message or stop error (blue screen)?
> Are there any clues in the Event Viewer?
> Does it happen at a point of setup in the VM where it would reboot to
> continue?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> [url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
> Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
> My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]
>
> "mxwade" <mxwade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4CA6A7A1-349B-4FED-B3D9-DFE32FA5C4DF@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install an
> > OS
> > on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy
> > programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried
> > everything that I can think of to make it work with no success including
> > the
> > following:
> >
> > - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007.
> > - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run in
> > safe mode).
> > - Turn off the firewall and try to install.
> > - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2
> > version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista.
> > - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD.
> > - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result).
> > - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me off
> > and
> > said they do not support Virtual PC 2007.
> >
> > I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having
> > the
> > same problem. Any help would be appreciated.
> >
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