ipaqczar
10-11-2007, 03:18 PM
A few years ago on a different machine I had the Pocket PC emulator running a WM2003 image without any problems or hassles. Bam - right from the start menu.
I've wanted to get that functionality back - and on a different Windows 2000 box and an XP Laptop - it has been an absolute nightmare.
Downloads that require more downloads that require different components that require more downloads.
I had the emulator preview before and I know it wasn't more than 2 downloads to get it working.
I know there was one workaround posted here that I tried (using Dos to extract stuff from a msi image) and that didn't work either.
The hurdle that I've hit right now is it wants a virtual network driver and that isn't available anymore except through virtual PC and that won't install on Windows 2000.
While I know that a single exectuable is way too much to ask - trying to get a plain vanilla vritual WM2003 image running on my machine shouldn't require the .zip, .msi, SDK, "Can't install x because you don't have y" endless cycle of downloads.
Can anyone provide a walkthrough of an easy way to get the thing working on a Windows 2000 machine? I don't need WM5 or 6 or the ability to set up a virtual web server running over GSMS to transfer finanical data through secure SSL to France - I just want a virtual WM2003 Pocket PC....
I've wanted to get that functionality back - and on a different Windows 2000 box and an XP Laptop - it has been an absolute nightmare.
Downloads that require more downloads that require different components that require more downloads.
I had the emulator preview before and I know it wasn't more than 2 downloads to get it working.
I know there was one workaround posted here that I tried (using Dos to extract stuff from a msi image) and that didn't work either.
The hurdle that I've hit right now is it wants a virtual network driver and that isn't available anymore except through virtual PC and that won't install on Windows 2000.
While I know that a single exectuable is way too much to ask - trying to get a plain vanilla vritual WM2003 image running on my machine shouldn't require the .zip, .msi, SDK, "Can't install x because you don't have y" endless cycle of downloads.
Can anyone provide a walkthrough of an easy way to get the thing working on a Windows 2000 machine? I don't need WM5 or 6 or the ability to set up a virtual web server running over GSMS to transfer finanical data through secure SSL to France - I just want a virtual WM2003 Pocket PC....