[WinMac] Re: VPC 2 Upgrade from new VPC 2

Peter Mannheim(pm-fosco[at]dircon.co.uk)
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 05:01:39 +0100

>From: Peter Boisseau <pete@star.easynet.co.uk> wrote:
>Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 23:23:05 +0530
>
>>Peter Mannheim <pm-fosco@dircon.co.uk> Wrote:
>>
>>1. Drag-and-drop with folders DOES NOT WORK from Mac to PC desktop until -
>>wait for it - you share an Alias - ANY alias - residing on the Mac desktop!
>>This somehow "enables" VPC 2's folder drag-and-drop from Mac to PC. (
>>Unsharing the alias kills the drag-and-drop again )
>
>Could you explain in more detail what you mean by 'share' an alias.
>
If you set the "Shared Folders" attribute in Virtual PC so it mounts an
alias on the Mac desktop that points to a folder elsewhere as a VPC "Shared
Folder / Network Drive" - and preferably tell VPC to share the folder /
drive letter every time it launches - VPC drag-&-drop is OK both ways

Peter Mannheim

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