About Virtual Machine Additions

Virtual Machine Additions provide a number of features that help integrate a virtual machine running Microsoft Windows with your Macintosh.

You need to manually install or update Virtual Machine Additions when you:

Create a virtual machine that uses a version of Windows that was purchased separately from Microsoft Virtual PC.
Import a virtual machine.
Transfer documents from a source virtual machine that was created in an earlier version of Virtual PC to a destination virtual machine created in Virtual PC 7. The destination virtual machine must have Virtual Machine Additions installed.

The following table describes the integration features provided by Virtual Machine Additions.

Feature	Description
Mouse device integration	Move the mouse device freely between the virtual machine window and the Macintosh desktop.
Shared folders	Share folders and files between your Macintosh and your virtual machine.
Performance enhancement	Move the mouse device smoothly between your Macintosh and your virtual machine and use the full range of Macintosh screen resolutions.
Drag-and-drop operations	Copy files between the Windows desktop in the virtual machine window and the Macintosh desktop.
Time synchronization	Automatically synchronize the time displayed on your virtual machine with the time displayed on your Macintosh.
Dock application support	Display and access Windows-based programs and a modified Windows Start menu in the Macintosh Dock.

Note Virtual Machine Additions are supported for use only with Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2) and Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4).

See also

Install Virtual Machine Additions

Update Virtual Machine Additions