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30. You can configure Windows Server 2008 as you would in a nonvirtual environment.
31. When you close the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 console, you can turn off the virtual machine
or save its current state. Unless you want to save its state, a good practice is to shut down
the server before closing the window. (Saving the state means to keep the server in its cur-
rent state, without shutting it down.) When you shut down the server in this way, the
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 console closes but leaves the Virtual PC Console open. Also, to
restart the virtual machine, open the Virtual PC Console, click Start, and wait for the system
to boot in the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 console.

When you log on to Windows Server 2008 from the console, the normal
Ctrl+Alt+Delete key sequence does not work. Instead, click the Action
menu and press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Another alternative is to press right
Alt+Delete.

Installing an OS from an ISO Image
An ISO file is an optical disc (CD/DVD) image file with the .iso file extension. An ISO file can be
accessed in several ways, such as from a CD/DVD, from a hard drive, or as a shared network file.
Typically, when you download an operating system, such as an evaluation copy of a Windows
operating system, you download an ISO file. One advantage of using an ISO file for installing a
guest operating system on a virtual machine is that the installation process can go faster. Virtual PC
enables you to install from an ISO file by using the following general steps:
1. Follow Steps 1 through 12 in the previous section, “Creating a Virtual Machine and
Installing a Guest OS.''
2. Click the Start button in the Virtual PC Console.
3. After the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 console opens, press the right Alt key if necessary to
access the menu at the top of the window.
4. Click CD , Capture ISO Image from the menu.
5. Navigate to the ISO file, click the file, and click the Open button.
6. You return to the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 console, and then you should restart the vir-
tual machine.

Configuring Networking and Hardware Options
You can configure a range of networking and hardware options in Microsoft Virtual PC. For
example, if the host computer has two or more NICs, you can specify which NIC to use for a
virtual machine. In another example, you might need to create one or more additional virtual
hard disks for a virtual machine.
Use these steps to configure networking and hardware options:
1. Open the Virtual PC Console, if it is not open. Also, ensure that the virtual machine is turned
off before you start.
2. Click the Settings button, or click the Action menu and click Settings to open the dialog box
shown in Figure D-3.
3. Click Networking in the left pane. If your computer has multiple adapters, you can select
the specific adapter (or multiple adapters) to associate with a virtual machine.
4. In the right pane, click the list arrow for the adapter that is selected by default. The follow-
ing options are available:

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• Not connected —Used if you do not intend to enable the virtual machine to access a net-
work (including the Internet) and so that it cannot be accessed from a network.
• Local —If two or more virtual machines are set up, they can access each other; however,
virtual machines cannot access the network.