"Virtual PC could not open the Virtual Machine Network Services driver." This is not a big deal unless you want to access the farm from another host (such as your workstation) or need to connect to the internet to apply patches and install additional software. I've come across several references on the internet that recommend installing SP1 for Virtual PC in order to resolve this. I had already done this but the problem was still appearing. Next I tried uninstalling VPC, rebooting, and reinstalling. Same problem. Finally after a number of unsuccessful attempts, I determined that the following sequence of events will reliably fix the problem each time the message appears...
- Disconnect the VM from the virtual network. In the VPC console select the VM image and click Settings. Select "Networking" from the list on the left. Select "Not Connected" from the drop-down list for Adapter 1 on the right. Click OK to save. You should be able to start your VM without any errors at this point, however you are no longer connected to your workstation or the network.
- Disable the Virtual Machine Network Services service. Open the Network Connections window. In Vista, Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Shareing Center > Manage network connections. Right-click your local area network connection and select "Properties". Uncheck "Virtual Machine Network Services" and click OK.
- Reboot your workstation.
- Enable the Virtual Machine Network Services service. Open the Network Connections window. In Vista, Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Shareing Center > Manage network connections. Right-click your local area network connection and select "Properties". Check "Virtual Machine Network Services" to enable the service and click OK.
- Reconnect the VM to the virtual network. In the VPC console select the VM image and click Settings. Select "Networking" from the list on the left. Select your network driver from the drop-down list for Adapter 1 on the right. Click OK to save.
The VM should start without any errors. If I determine exactly what the issue is I will update this post.
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Following your step one but simply setting the network adaptor to NAT instead of the Ethernet card. I then booted the VM and shut it down. Next I the network setting on the VM back to the Ethernet adaptor and this seemed to resolve this issue.
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I had the same issue with my Virtual PC SP1 32bit. I tried several solutions from another blogs but just yours solution is working for me.
Thanks.
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