Change Virtual PC 7 Disk Size?

[macker123]

I just installed Virtual PC 7 for some of my web programs. For some reason it is set to take up 15gigs of space. 5 gigs would be much better. Does anyone know how to change/reset the amount of space virtual pc uses?

[whoisgregg]

We've decided to avoid buying VP7, but it might still work the same as 6. In Virtual PC 6, you need to fully shut down the virtual machine, then go to:

Window Menu > Virtual Disk Assistant ...
    Examine or modify existing disk image > Select a hard drive image attached to a PC > (Pick yours)

At that point, you can either convert the drive to a fixed-size drive or just reclaim (like defragmenting) the unused space. That 15 gigs isn't actually used right away -- it's just how big it will get before complaining.

How do you like VPC 7 so far? Are you a previous VPC 6 user?

[macker123]

Honestly not the happiest. It is slow and uses up all 512mb I give it. If I don't give it that much it is even slower. Although installed havn't even used it yet. To much of a pain.

[whoisgregg]

What programs have you installed on it?

I run VPC 6 just to check Win IE 6, 5.5 and 5. I only give it 128 megs of RAM and it's slow, but I expected as much (I accept that limitation so I can keep it running all the time instead of booting it each time I need to do a "IE-reality" check).

[macker123]

It is slow in windows itself, but I usually only use it for a little windows app I need for my website ticket system. I have pretty much given up on it however. Even with 1 gig ram on a 1.33 g4 powerbook it just is soooo..... slow.