All,

I have recently installed Virtual PC/Windows XP Home on my Macintosh
G5. The program seems to work well; however I am not sure about the
right way to go about starting the programs - at the moment I am
somewhat RANDOMLY pushing buttons.

Here is what I see on the MAC. After installing the programs a "Start"
icon was installed on the Dock of the Macintosh G5. The "Start" ion
has the picture of two screens on it. Now when I push the "Start" icon
I see the following 6 lines of commands which are in bold letters:
Set Program Access and Defaults, Windows Catalog, Windows Update,
Programs, Documents, and Settings. I also see the following commands
in light letters (the are disabled): Search, Help, and Run.

I have tried the 6 commands in bold letter and none of them appear to
be the best way of initiating the PC/Windows programs.

I would really appreciate some advice about how to correctly start
these very useful programs.

In article <1110681740.375319.52520@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups. com>, PLB
<sbrizz@cox.net> wrote:

> I have recently installed Virtual PC/Windows XP Home on my Macintosh
> G5. The program seems to work well; however I am not sure about the
> right way to go about starting the programs - at the moment I am
> somewhat RANDOMLY pushing buttons.
>
> Here is what I see on the MAC. After installing the programs a "Start"
> icon was installed on the Dock of the Macintosh G5. The "Start" ion
> has the picture of two screens on it. Now when I push the "Start" icon
> I see the following 6 lines of commands which are in bold letters:
> Set Program Access and Defaults, Windows Catalog, Windows Update,
> Programs, Documents, and Settings. I also see the following commands
> in light letters (the are disabled): Search, Help, and Run.
>
> I have tried the 6 commands in bold letter and none of them appear to
> be the best way of initiating the PC/Windows programs.
>
> I would really appreciate some advice about how to correctly start
> these very useful programs.

Typically once an application has been installed, it appears in the
Start menu in Windows. If you've never used Windows before, you should
probably pick up a book on the subject.

--
Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA <http://www.jerrykindall.com/>

Send only plain text messages under 32K to the Reply-To address.
This mailbox is filtered aggressively to thwart spam and viruses.

"PLB" <sbrizz@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1110681740.375319.52520@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> All,
>
> I have recently installed Virtual PC/Windows XP Home on my Macintosh
> G5. The program seems to work well; however I am not sure about the
> right way to go about starting the programs - at the moment I am
> somewhat RANDOMLY pushing buttons.
>
> Here is what I see on the MAC. After installing the programs a "Start"
> icon was installed on the Dock of the Macintosh G5. The "Start" ion
> has the picture of two screens on it. Now when I push the "Start" icon
> I see the following 6 lines of commands which are in bold letters:
> Set Program Access and Defaults, Windows Catalog, Windows Update,
> Programs, Documents, and Settings. I also see the following commands
> in light letters (the are disabled): Search, Help, and Run.
>
> I have tried the 6 commands in bold letter and none of them appear to
> be the best way of initiating the PC/Windows programs.
>
> I would really appreciate some advice about how to correctly start
> these very useful programs.
>
Most Win programs will be stored under Programs. However if you want an
oft-used program to remain on the desktop drag it there. Documents and
Settings is probably where you can decide when booting to have the Mac
desktop or PC desktop.

Remember, learning something new does keep you young and switching back and
forth between a Mac and PC can keep you healthy!

PLB <sbrizz@cox.net> wrote:

> All,
>
> I have recently installed Virtual PC/Windows XP Home on my Macintosh
> G5. The program seems to work well; however I am not sure about the
> right way to go about starting the programs - at the moment I am
> somewhat RANDOMLY pushing buttons.
>
> Here is what I see on the MAC. After installing the programs a "Start"
> icon was installed on the Dock of the Macintosh G5. The "Start" ion
> has the picture of two screens on it. Now when I push the "Start" icon
> I see the following 6 lines of commands which are in bold letters:
> Set Program Access and Defaults, Windows Catalog, Windows Update,
> Programs, Documents, and Settings. I also see the following commands
> in light letters (the are disabled): Search, Help, and Run.
>
> I have tried the 6 commands in bold letter and none of them appear to
> be the best way of initiating the PC/Windows programs.
>
> I would really appreciate some advice about how to correctly start
> these very useful programs.

I think you are confused by the very useless start-button-in-dock
feature.

Switch it off in the VM settings and then start the Windows VM and use
the start button inside Windows to start these and other programs.

--
Andrew J. Brehm
Marx Brothers Fan
PowerPC User
Supporter of Chicken Pizza