Fix high CPU usage with Microsoft CRM VPC

Menno te Koppele (A Freaky Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 blog) published a post to fix the high CPU usage when using Windows XP and the May VPC:

- Start the May VPC
- On the desktop right click “My network neighborhoods” and choose properties, do the same on the Local Area Connection.
- Adjust the settings as shown in the picture.

- Hit ok and ignore the message about the empty DNS entry.
- Go to Virtual PC Console and open up the settings of the May VPC.
- Change the Network settings to “Shared networking” .
- Go back to the VPC and click start/shutdown/restart.

If everything works make sure you save/merge the changes into your VPC if you are working with the undo disk enabled.

Your CPU usage would be normal after this when you start Outlook within the VPC image.

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