I’ve recently had quite a few issues with virtual pc’s and copy/paste – and further complete lock ups of the virtual machines. These issues have also happened to Remote Desktop systems, but there was also a VPC instance running. Needless to say, losing work is never a joyous occasion and losing work more than once is not a hoot.
To help with this situation, I’ve discovered a couple work arounds.
Fix: Virtual PC, clipboard stops working on Host PC
http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/fix-virtual-pc-clipboard-stops-working-on-host-pc/
Fixing Copy/Paste for Remote Desktop Sessions
http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/2007/01/18/fixing-copypaste-for-remote-desktop-sessions/
Although these help the copy/paste situation, they don’t solve the complete lock ups. I’m still working on that (and making frequent backups). And, just don’t ask about the recent external hard drive failure that rendered my last weekend and most of Monday as “virtually” useless. I’m just glad I don’t define my self-worth by the success or failure of technology!
Side Note: A coworker and I have noticed this copy/paste issue coming around times that Microsoft Updates were being run on one of the virtual machines.
If anyone has had similar issues or found any other fixes, I have open ears!
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Thanks for the two articles. I’ve had copy/paste issues all day in my three virtual Windows 7 boxes and this helped to resolve it.