Virtual Box & Windows -
Bob Goodwin
bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
Thu Mar 24 12:06:21 UTC 2011
On 22/03/11 22:22, Claude Jones wrote:
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> On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote:
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> > I've installed "virtualbox" on this F-14 computer and
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> > it appears to be working, however now I need a copy of Windows
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> > to run in it in order to solve my other problem. I have
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> > several copies of WindowsXP Pro including the one that came
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> > with this computer but refuses to run unless that drive is
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> > plugged into the first slot.
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> >
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> > That problem occurs because initially I had a computer
>
> > failure and elected to replace the computer and install the
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> > hard drives from the failed unit into the "new" one. The old
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> > one had a Windows partition that was selectable from grub and
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> > would operate normally if needed. Once the drives were swapped
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> > into this computer and Windows selected it would protest that
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> > perhaps I had a virus and refuse to boot. :-)
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> >
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> > The details go on and on but my question is would I
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> > have to buy a copy of Windows to use virtualbox or is there a
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> > way to make it use the original copy on the disk containing
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> > WindowsXP that came with this computer? If I swap data cables
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> > around Windows still boots. It is installed by itself on an 80
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> > gig sata drive.
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> >
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> > Bob
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>
> 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:
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> http://www.sysprobs.com/physical-virtual-virtualbox-virtualbox-p2v
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>
> --
>
> 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.
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