Thursday, December 5, 2013

Windows XP Mode Crash After Domain Controller Migration

It appears that windows xp virtual pc retains some settings that cannot be removed after installation of the virtual machine itself.  When the integration features are turned on in the settings of the virtual pc (mainly network drives), the virtual machine tries to link it's previous route to the old domain controller with the new network drives which will cause the virtual pc to crash.  If you turn integration features off, the virtual will run odd with strange graphic artifacts and other nuances that shouldn't be there, but the point is that it will run.  To fix this, disable the network drives and keep the integration features turned on.  A "gpupdate /force" on the virtual pc may fix this drive issue but I have not tested it.

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