Hello PLUG! Sometime ago I asked how to run a "hard" WinXP partition under VirtualBox. Well, it ain't so difficult... :)
This is what I did: (fine-grain steps are described elsewhere in the WEB) Before shutting down Windoze, I created a new "profile". I installed Kubuntu 9.10 in a flash-drive and, of course, installed VirtualBox. Then I booted from the "stick", started VBox, created a hard-drive for the physical WinXP partition using commands available in the "User's manual" (RTFM?!?!?!) and created a machine for XP attached to that drive. Finally I booted WinXP in VBox, chose my "virtual" profile, installed drivers and guest additions and now the XP machine is just an afterthought where I get emails and IMs while working (secretly ;-) in my Linux machine... :) I can also pull the stick and boot the machine from its normal boot record and the only trace left is the profile and the guest additions (which were not really needed) WinXP performance sucks, but I hardly use that machine anyway... I like it! 8) THANKS!!! :) ET --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
