If you do not have a DHCP server, then you will manually need to enter a unique IP address for XP Mode in the same way you did on your Windows 7 computer. If you have DHCP you can: simply reboot XP Mode or drop to a command prompt in XP Mode and do the following commands Once the setting is changed, you need to trigger XP Mode to release the old IP address can get a new one. In this case, the active NIC is a Broadcaom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit controller. You will need an available IP address for XP Mode. From the Adapter 1 drop list you can select the host’s active NIC to allow XPMode to be on your local network.
From the XP Mode window, click the Tools menu on the XP Mode window menu. You will need an available IP address for XP Mode.Ģ. From the Adapter 1 drop list you can select the host’s active NIC to allow XP Mode to be on your local network. The active NIC can be wireless or wired, or in some cases both your wireless and wired connections may be active.ġ. Goto the virtual machines directory on physical computer via explorer, or paste the path below in run or search: C:\Users\%username%\Virtual MachinesĬlick once to select XP Mode. Your active NIC is the one that is connected to your local network and is how you access your network. When selecting the NIC you want to use, make sure you select your active NIC. The XP Mode settings or any WinVPC virtual machine are accessed from Windows 7. Changing the Networking settings from Shared Networking (NAT) to the host’s physical network card (NIC) comes up a lot in the forums for XPmode-WinVPC, here are a couple ways to do it.