Derek, Dell laptops no longer come with install media. Windows is installed and all you can do is make a back up copy and a rescue disk. BTW, I live in Phoenix, so your laws are my laws...but we don't share the same in-laws.....oh man, that was really terrible....;)
Mark On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Derek Trotter <[email protected]>wrote: > Mark I understand you don't have the install discs for windows 7. This > has me wondering if there is some copy protection scheme that makes it > difficult to copy the windows 7 install disc(s). If so is there a linux > program that will get around it? > > Disclaimer: I'm not condoning the use of pirated software in violation of > any applicable laws where you live. There is considerable expense involved > in replacing a legit copy of any micro$oft OS. So a backup would come in > handy. > > On 11/22/2011 18:40, Mark Phillips wrote: > > I have managed to fill up my laptop's dual boot (Win 7 and Debian testing) > 320 GB drive, so I have a new shiny 750 GB drive to install. I have tried > to use Clonezilla, and it keeps failing because the old drive has 512 byte > sectors and the new drive has 4096 byte sectors. No problem; I will just > create a system image of the Windows partitions to move that to the new > drive, net install Debian testing, and copy over my user files. > > However, I was thinking that I could get rid of the dual boot and just > virtualize the Windows partition. My questions - > > 1. Can I create a virtual version of my Windows 7 Home Premium using the > system recovery disk and the backup on my external usb drive? So far, it > installs to the new 750 GB drive with no issues. I don't have any original > media disks. > > 2. Vmware or Virtualbox? Do either one support usb so I can run iTunes > on my virtual Windows drive? A while ago I was able to get vmware to run > off of the Windows disk partition, but it seemed to break every time I ran > an upgrade on Debian, and it was a pain to get it to work each time. I > don't want to fiddle with this approach again, unless I have to. > > Thanks for your suggestions! > > Mark > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > "That income tax you know it's nothing more than legal robbery" > Sidney "Pa" Larkin > > Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to > multiple recipients, always use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy) and not To: or > CC:. Also remove all of the addresses from the message body before forwarding > the message. These simple measures prevent spy programs from capturing the > addresses shown in the recipient list and the message body. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >
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