I’m sure all of you thoroughly read the README of any product before you install it, so you already know this.
It is a pain to install VS 2005 in a Virtual PC due to limitations of Virtual PC itself. If you have a physical DVD, you cannot use it to directly install VS 2005 in the VM. If you mount an ISO file into Virtual PC, you also cannot use it to install VS 2005. Virtual PC 2004 SP1’s mounting capability only extends to 2.2 GB volumes.
Instead, you need 1) CDs, or 2) you need to copy the DVD or ISO to your local hard drive, share the folder into the VM, and install from there. Or, a third option is to mount the ISO with any third party ISO mounting software, share the drive into the VM, and install from the shared drive.
