I need to run windows virtual PC application on windows 7 pro in seamless mode. The host OS (windows 7) is supposed to run custom shell instead of windows explorer shell. The problem is that virtual application does not start in such a setup. The problem can be simply reproduced in the following way:
1. start command prompt
2. exit windows explorer shell
3. run virtual application from command prompt (failure)
If I start virtual application from standard windows explorer shell and then exit explorer, application continues to run as expected.
Virtual machine (XPMode) itself starts from my custom shell without any problem. Therefore my first impression is that virtual application needs some windows explorer support to start. Does anybody know if this is by design ? If yes, is there any workaround ?