No, “Create virtual machine” menu item for Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 - Fix

 

Here it is you have just installed Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC on your Windows 7 PC. You see the Windows Virtual PC menu on the Start bar and you are day to go.

 

Then you click on it to create a new Virtual PC, and you cannot find the Create virtual machine option on the toolbar or in any menu.

This problem is common when upgrading from Vista to Windows 7 and installing Windows Virtual PC. The most common causes is the folder view state is somehow corrupted.  You will need to delete the folder view state from the registry and restart your machine.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

You can download this registry file from Ben Armstrong’s blog that will fix the problem for you.  Download the DeleteFolderViewState.reg file. Save it locally and run it.  Restart your machine and off you go.

If for some reason that does not work you can run the Virtual Machine Wizard by running the VPWizard.exe application located in the Windows\System32 folder until you are able to resolve the problem.

Warning: Be careful when modifying the registry …