On 22/03/11 22:22, Claude Jones wrote: > > On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > I've installed "virtualbox" on this F-14 computer and > > > it appears to be working, however now I need a copy of Windows > > > to run in it in order to solve my other problem. I have > > > several copies of WindowsXP Pro including the one that came > > > with this computer but refuses to run unless that drive is > > > plugged into the first slot. > > > > > > That problem occurs because initially I had a computer > > > failure and elected to replace the computer and install the > > > hard drives from the failed unit into the "new" one. The old > > > one had a Windows partition that was selectable from grub and > > > would operate normally if needed. Once the drives were swapped > > > into this computer and Windows selected it would protest that > > > perhaps I had a virus and refuse to boot. :-) > > > > > > The details go on and on but my question is would I > > > have to buy a copy of Windows to use virtualbox or is there a > > > way to make it use the original copy on the disk containing > > > WindowsXP that came with this computer? If I swap data cables > > > around Windows still boots. It is installed by itself on an 80 > > > gig sata drive. > > > > > > Bob > > > I think I'd try virtualization of your physical machine - I've done > that a lot to go to VMWare VMs, but there's a way to use VMWare free > tools to get to a VirtualBox VM - here's one site that explains the > process: > > http://www.sysprobs.com/physical-virtual-virtualbox-virtualbox-p2v > > > -- > > Claude Jones > > Brunswick, MD, USA > Thanks Claude, I spent some time with that yesterday after reading this but that page is pretty hard to follow. Poor example images that are different than I see? I will have another go at it and let you know if it works for me. Bob Zuni, VA. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
