Hey, John The research that i did said you could remove it in add and remove programs. I didn`t Use it because linux is mounted on a different drive.(f) If you want to keep them both on the same drive you can use a wubi, google linux wubi It is supposed to change back and forth with a click of your mouse. good luck Walt --- John <john_82@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > I have an interest in this too even though it's not > kde so please forgive > me :) > > Say I install virtualbox on linux and then windoze > into virtualbox. If I'm not > running a windoze program does virtualbox use or > limit my cpu. Zen for > instance seems to use the virtualization facility - > don't like the sound of > that. > > Another way of asking the question is can virtualbox > be stopped and started > just like a normal program - some or all of it? > > John > > > On Monday 25 February 2008 20:16, David wrote: > > > Like in "almost pregnant"? :-) > > > > I think that free software puritans will like this > > > release<http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=virtualbox&searchon=name > >s&suite=unstable§ion=all>of VirtualBox :-P Even > if you are not using > > Debian > > yet, you still can take the source package at the > former website and > > compile > > > > :-) > > > > thank you David, I checked it out and I have > kubuntu > > > > > on my f and windows on mt c drive, > > > > Kubuntu on your F drive? You are talking like a > windows user, > > arrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Is F a > partition of the hard drive, is > > it a live CD, is it a pen drive...? > > > > I want a switch > > > > > either when I boot or after I guess. > > > > OK, I assume you have GRUB and you can select what > OS to boot. This way, > > you can switch by rebooting the computer. > > > > If you have Windows and Linux on two different > partitions of the hard > > drive, and want to switch without rebooting, um, > you can try. I think that > > VMware and VirtualBox both allow to run an OS > installed on another > > partition, but it is not recommendable at all (you > can corrupt some of your > > partitions, you are advised :-) ). The best > solution is, if you have the > > time, that you install VirtualBox in Linux (or in > Windows) and install > > Windows (or Linux) from scratch inside VirtualBox, > as a file in your > > /home/your_username directory (or in the Windows > partition). (Non-brackets > > are option 1 and brackets are option 2. Choose > option 1 or 2, but do not > > mix). > > -- > Regards > John > > Suse 10.0 > KDE 3.4.2 B > ___________________________________________________ > This message is from the kde mailing list. > Account management: > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.