>I have content on the HDD of a local PC that I would like to be able to
>access from within a virtual machine that is also running on that PC. This
>would enable me to install files from that HDD instead of having to burn
>them to a CD, create an ISO which I'd then have to mount, etc.
>
>Is there a simple way to access those files without having to go through the
>aforementioned steps? I've tried mapping a drive, opening a UNC to the
>share, etc all to no avail.
>
>I appreciate your help.
>
>Thanks,
>Kent
>
>PS WL Search, Google, Yahoo! didn't return any results but perhaps I'm using
>the search terms.

> On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:42:15 -0800, "Kent Compton [Microsoft]"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>I have content on the HDD of a local PC that I would like to be able to
>>access from within a virtual machine that is also running on that PC.
>>This
>>would enable me to install files from that HDD instead of having to burn
>>them to a CD, create an ISO which I'd then have to mount, etc.
>>
>>Is there a simple way to access those files without having to go through
>>the
>>aforementioned steps? I've tried mapping a drive, opening a UNC to the
>>share, etc all to no avail.
>>
>>I appreciate your help.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Kent
>>
>>PS WL Search, Google, Yahoo! didn't return any results but perhaps I'm
>>using
>>the search terms.
>
> If you have a Windows OS in the VM, you should be able to use VPC's
> shared folders to copy the files over.
> Take a look at the VPC help for details on Shared Folders.
>
> If you're not moving a lot of files, you can drag and drop them from
> the HD to the VM.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/

>Steve, you rock! I had been using VS 2005 R2 for so long I didn't even
>notice the folder icon when I jumped over to VPC (which I needed to do to
>get my VHDs to work with Win7).
>
>Thank you!
>
>Cheers,
>Kent
>