Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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On 07/25/2012 09:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote:
> I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it from inside Linux
somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I looked at
VirtualBox and Virtual Machine Manager (I'm completely new to them)
but it wasn't obvious that they could use a real installation of
Windows.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
Before you start playing with this, duplicate your hardware profile
in Windows. You will probably need one profile when you boot Windows
directly, and one when you boot it in a virtual machine.

I have not used Virtual Machine Manager, but you can read about how
to do it with VirtualBox in:

9.8.1 Using a raw host hard disk from a guest

Be sure to make good backups and head the warnings. This is for
"expert users only" according to the manual. It used to be possible
from VMWare, but I have not tried it in a while, so I do not know if
it is currently supported.

Mikkel
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