Rick - I found a program called VirtualBox that seems to be a lot like
Virtual Machine. I have installed it and it is working. I think that I will
uninstall Virtual Machine 2007. Thanks for your help with this.

MArc

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Just type "event viewer" into the start/search line and hit <enter>. Check
> the system and application logs for clues as to what happened when it
> rebooted.
>
> --
> 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:5B5557CF-889D-426D-AA6F-76E9815FAC66@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > 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:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> 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...
> >> > 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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