My experience with VirtualBox is awesome. Install is very straight forward. I was surprised to see that some folks have had some issues and segfaults. In my case, I had some problems with earlier versions several years back when vbox was not mature enough. Currently I use it widely as our local MLS requires IE for data input and searches (not for much longer... Hurray). I am a big proponent and supporter of vbox. You will love it.
-- Jorge E. Restrepo KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY BOTHELL ********************************************* * Tel +1.425.742.7892 * eMail: [email protected] * Skype: jerestrepo * GMail: [email protected] ********************************************* I've been an oil man all my life, but this is one emergency we can't drill our way out of. But if we create a new renewable energy network, we can break our addiction to foreign oil. -T. Boone Pickens On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Mathew D. Watson <[email protected]>wrote: > Mathew D. Watson wrote: > >> I would like to try running XP inside of VirtualBox, but I am having >> difficulty visualizing the process of building the system. Please set me >> straight if I have this wrong. >> >> 1. Install latest Ubuntu desktop system (my favorite linux flavor). >> 2. Install VirtualBox (as part of step 1?). >> 3. Install XP. >> >> > (Apologies if this is a repeat. I thought I posted earlier, but my mail > software indicates otherwise) > > I did some experimenting with VritualBox, and what little I know about it I > really like. > > For the record, how I installed a Linux guest on a Linux host follows. > > 1. Install Ubuntu 9.10/64 bit desktop on the hardware. > > 2. Using Synaptic Package Manager, install the virtualbox-ose package. > 3. Applications menu | Accessories | run VirtualBox OSE. > 4. Place the Ubuntu 9.10/64 install disk in the CD drive. > > 5. Press the new button and proceed as per the following link. > > http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html > > Without step 4, the VM install fails because it can't find the media. > > Side note: I haven't tried Windows 7 yet, as I've learned about the OEM > Preinstallation kit and licensing for the OEM version. The end result of my > research is that I won't try until I am pretty sure how to do it right the > first time. > > Mat >
