Print to USB printer (Host: Vista Home, Guest: Server 2003)
1. install printer on host and share it; also, prepare a password-protected windows account
2. install Microsoft Loopback Adapter driver on host
3. vm Adapter-1 setting: Microsoft Loopback Adapter
4. on vm, connect to shared printer on host using account prepared on step 1
VPC 2007 Ctrl+Alt+Del: Right Alt + Del
XP Mode can't access network when using (default) Shared NAT:
Use your NIC (wired or wireless) instead
XP Mode: how to publish batch file
[Inside XP Mode,] You need to manually create "Programs on the XP VM" folder under "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu". Once shortcut gets placed there, it also gets copied to Windows 7 menu.
[Haven't tried yet:] it does seem to be possible by just copying the shortcut into the "All user" folder
(from Creating an app shortcut in Windows 7 XP Mode)
Other resources:
Windows 7's XP Mode: what it is, how it works, who it’s for
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