Hi Bakes_d, I'd like to inform you that it’s a limitation in Windows 7 virtual PC (Windows XP mode). This happens because the screen resolution
is limited to 16 bits. However there is a workaround to get it to 32 bit. All you need to do is to disable Integration features from the Virtual PC.
1. Open
Virtual PC in windowed mode.
2. Click
on Tools.
3. Disable
Integration feature.
Now you can switch the color to 32 bits.
Note: You might lose the direct access to the "Host Local drives" while in this mode unless you reset
the networking parameters.
Now you can change the screen resolution of virtual PC to match with the native screen resolution. You need to follow the common method of changing
the screen resolution in Windows XP to get the same resolution as in Windows 7. Visit the link below that talk about how to change the screen resolution in Windows XP.
Change your monitor resolution
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/personalize/resolution.mspx
In order to re-enable "Integration", just either re-start the virtual machine or use the tools again in "Windowed mode" and enable integration
features.
Hope this helps!
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