I tried to GM a Web game on my Mac with Virtual PC, but received “Error 76”. Can that be fixed?
A. This problem was discovered by Chuck Weinstock, who also found a solution when using direct network connections. He writes: “Virtual PC is a PC emulator that allows you to run Windows (various versions) on your Macintosh. It works well in most cases. However, when I went to use EBP2 on it, I found that it would not run properly in ‘Gamemaster’ mode. It worked fine as a ‘Player’ when connected to a real PC, but not the other way around. “After much trial and error and with a little help from others, I discovered that you need to do the following to get it to work. 1. Turn off ‘Shared IP’ in the Virtual PC preferences. 2. Go into the Network control panel in Windows and configure it with exactly the same information that appears in your TCP/IP control panel on the Macintosh after you connect to the Internet. (Alternatively you can set up Dialup Networking and connect directly from Windows instead of through the Mac.) 3. Make sure that the EBP2 directory (whatever you call it) is at th
