Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 5 May 2008 00:29:32 +0100, Mick wrote: But it's not the same hardware, you are now running it on the VB virtual hardware. Sure, but it's the same physical drive IDE controller, no? No. The gust OS sees only the virtual hardware presented by the VM. The VM software handles the

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-04 Thread Tim
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 3 May 2008 12:48:30 +0100, Mick wrote: I have a box which has WinXP dual-booting with Gentoo. I would like to be able to have access to a clone of the existing WinXP installation, from within Gentoo. The original WinXP partition should be left well alone, as

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-04 Thread Akselii
On 5/4/08, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 3 May 2008 12:48:30 +0100, Mick wrote: I have a box which has WinXP dual-booting with Gentoo. I would like to be able to have access to a clone of the existing WinXP installation, from within Gentoo. The

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-04 Thread Mick
On Sunday 04 May 2008, Akselii wrote: On 5/4/08, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neil Bothwick wrote: If you copy it to a VM, you are running it on different hardware. The MS profit-protection system will kick in, requiring you to reactivate it for the VM hardware. This isn't to

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:47:13 +0100, Mick wrote: I assumed (wrongly) that since it is the same physical hardware and the same partition image it will not ask me to re-register it. But it's not the same hardware, you are now running it on the VB virtual hardware. -- Neil Bothwick Smoking Can

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-04 Thread Tim
Mick wrote: On Sunday 04 May 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 4 May 2008 19:47:13 +0100, Mick wrote: I assumed (wrongly) that since it is the same physical hardware and the same partition image it will not ask me to re-register it. But it's not the same hardware, you are now running it on

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Virtualbox-ing existing WinXP

2008-05-03 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 3 May 2008 12:48:30 +0100, Mick wrote: I have a box which has WinXP dual-booting with Gentoo. I would like to be able to have access to a clone of the existing WinXP installation, from within Gentoo. The original WinXP partition should be left well alone, as it is business critical.