Word Perfect will not print

Well, first of all, printing from a USB printer does not work in Virtual Pc 2007 because no USB devices except mice are recognized.  Secondly,  The program you are trying to use on Vista is not listed in either of these:

https://winqual.microsoft.com/member/softwarelogo/workswithlist.aspx

https://winqual.microsoft.com/member/softwarelogo/certifiedlist.aspx

Perhaps it is not compatible with Vista.

I did not get an error message when I loaded the program.  It works functionally in all respects except for the printer issue.  When I have the printer que open and issue a print command form Word Perfect, nothing happens.

I don't understand your links.  They both take me to the WinQual page (How to get a Logo).   I couldn't find any hardware or software list.

The first one is supposed to take you to the list of programs that have been verified by Microsoft as "Works with Windows Vista."  The second list is those programs that are "Certified for Windows Vista."  The links work for me.

I found the MS compatibility page at

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Search.aspx?type=Software&s=word%20perfect%2011&sort=ProductNameDesc&page=1

It says Word Perfect 11 in not compatible and a
$159 upgrade is required.  Since I only use SP11 to access older files in that format, I hate to spend the money, unless someone out there can think of a workaround.

I know that Word will convert WP files.  But, it does not do a good job when graphics or tables are involved.

I use another free Virtualization program for some of my virtual machines (mostly several versions of Linux, but also for the 64-bit Vista Ultimate.)  This is VMware Player.  VMware Player DOES recognize USB peripheral devices, although it isn't as easy to use as Virtual Pc 2007.  Unfortunately, it cannot be used to BUILD the virtual machine, as Virtual Pc 2007 can.  You need another free program called VMware Server for that.  VMware Server is meant to be installed on servers, but a fellow expert and friend of mine named Gary Case has assured me that VMware Server is usable on Vista.  In fact, he built my 64-bit Vista Ultimate on one of his pcs and then sent it to me to use on my 32-bit Vista Ultimate pc.    Here is where you can download VMware Server:

http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

And here is where you can download VMware Player:

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

I think I understand what VM Server does.  The documentation says allows one to  "... run multiple virtual machines simultaneously on a single server."  I am not sure what the VM Player does, other than improve the virtual server's functionality.  It seems to be somewhat similar the the Virtual PC Additions add on for Virtual PC, right?

Than, to make things even more confusing, VMWare offers a "Workstation" product.  It looks to me like that product is all inclusive and doesn't need any add-ons.  The trouble is it costs $189.  It would be cheaper for me to just upgrade to the current Corel product.

If you could clarify the VM Server vs. VM Player issue, I might give that a try since there is no cost.  Thanks!  

And, I just ran across this response on a blog.  I think I will try this first.

VPC cannot see any USB printers since VPC does not support USB devuces
 at all. Period.
 Your only option is to share the printer on the network from the host
 and then connect to it from the guest just like you would any other
 shared printer on another computer on your network.
 

As I said above (or at least implied), I haven't tried VMware Server myself.  I only use VMware Player.  From reading the following article, and from browsing some pdf documents I downloaded once on VMware Server, it appears you don't need VMware Player if you have VMware Server.  I think this article from Wikipedia simplifies what VMware Server does:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_Server

quote:

VMware Server (formerly GSX Server) is an entry-level server virtualization software suite from VMware, Inc., a subsidiary of EMC Corporation. VMware released version 1.0 of Server on July 12, 2006. Server is a continuation of the retired GSX Server product line. VMware Server can create, edit, and play virtual machines. It uses a client-server model, allowing remote access to virtual machines, at the cost of some graphical performance (and 3D support). In addition to the ability to run virtual machines created by other VMware products, it can also run virtual machines created by Microsoft Virtual PC. VMware, Inc. makes Server freely available in the hope that users will eventually upgrade to VMware ESX Server.



Note particularly the sentence "VMware Server can create, edit, and play virtual machines."  Thus if working with Virtual Pc 2007 doesn't work out for you, then use VMware Server to create your XP virtual machine with Word Perfect installed, and to "play" it, i.e., use it to run Word Perfect.   Forget about VMware Player.  That's unnecessary...

OK, so I set the c drive on my host system to be shared (no password).  When I try to access it, I can't get in (see file attached.  Any suggestions here?



error.jpg

Lee, thanks for the clarification.  I do like the simplicity of the networked printer idea, if I could just get the connection to work (see above).

The network printer is setup as HPTOWER/Epson Printer.  The printer is not connected directly to my network router.  It is connected via a usb port.  The error message I copied refers to the fact that I cannot access HPTower.  Without that connection, I cannot access the networked printer.