[fedora-virt] Install XP without CD/DVD Rom

[Manish S Runwal]

Your suggestion helps. great. Thanks. 

With Regards,
Manish S Runwal
Runwalsoft.com


--- On Wed, 21/4/10, Amit Shah <amit.shah at redhat.com> wrote:

From: Amit Shah <amit.shah at redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [fedora-virt] Install XP without CD/DVD Rom
To: "Manish S Runwal" <m_runwal at yahoo.com>
Cc: virt at lists.fedoraproject.org
Date: Wednesday, 21 April, 2010, 1:20 PM

On (Tue) Apr 20 2010 [23:45:17], Manish S Runwal wrote:
> 
> Right now I am using fedora 12. I want to install WinXP virtually. so I copied all its setup files on specific folder. 
> 
> Then started virtual machine manager -> new virtual machine -> name given "WinXP"
> ->selected local install media (ISO image or CD Rom) -> then select the path. and when I make it next I get the attached error.

Just copying files won't make it boot.

You'll have to generate the iso image and point to that image.

isos can be created with dd.

        Amit


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