Comments on: Disabling time synchronization between guest and host in Microsoft Virtual PC

By: Colin Basterfield

Colin Basterfield — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:15:16 +0000

Hi,

I tried the above solution but to no avail unfortunately.

I have Windows 7 as the host, it runs Windows Virtual PC. The virtual machine is Windows Server 2003. I also disabled Integration Features as in the past I’ve found that can hinder things.

I watched the seconds on the clock tick round, wiling them to stay on the date in march I had rolled it back to, but 5 seconds or so later, bang back to July 2011!

Any other thoughts? Many thanks
Colin

By: Bobby Pejman

Bobby Pejman — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:56:50 +0000

Ah, I figured it out. The .vmc is actually a Virtual Machine Settings File. I am not sure how a Virtual Machine Settings File translate into a .vmc extension. Anyway, this is a settings file that is *usually* located in the same directory as the .vhd (Virtual Hard Disk).

Great article and thanks for posting!

By: Bobby Pejman

Bobby Pejman — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:45:24 +0000

Hi,

Where is this .vmc file located?
Thanks!

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:34:19 +0000

Hi Avinash. I haven't yet used Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7, but after reading this thread on 'The Virtual PC Guys' blog, I would not be surprised if they've purposefully removed the option in order to prevent people abusing software trial / licensing restrictions. If you find out any more, let me know! Cheers! Scott.

By: Avinash

Avinash — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:08:53 +0000

The trick works perfectly in Virtual PC 2007 SP1. I tried the same for Windows Virtual PC (the one in Windows 7) but it is not working…Any help is highly appreciated.