I meant that uefi is disabled because legacy boot in enabled, but I note that secure boot is also disables. I do not understand how these two interact, nor exactly what they mean for that matter.
On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 2:33 PM, elcaseti . <[email protected]> wrote: > When you said UEFI is disabled as well, did you mean Secure Boot is > disabled? Or do you mean UEFI is disabled, because legacy boot is enabled? > > On Aug 10, 2017 2:19 PM, "Bill Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > I just purchased a new desktop machine. It has Windows 10 pro, not yet > > activated. After installing Ubuntu I would like to be able to run this > > Windows as a guest in VB. My searching tells me that this can be a bit > > tricky. I am not in any hurry to migrate. I first want to make sure I > do > > not do anything which will cut off this possibility. Do I need to backup > > something from the machine before I install Linux, or can I just use the > > COA sticker to get what I need from Microsoft after I have wiped the HD, > > installed Ubuntu and VB? I have no reason to run Win 10 (except as a > > guest) on the machine other than to initially ensure myself that the > > machine is functioning properly. > > > > Thanks, > > -Denis > > ___ > > > > I have used the instructions here > https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows to migrate Windows XP to > Virtualbox, but have not tried it with WIndows 10. In summary you boot > into windows and run a script which does some registry magic that makes > your Disk drivers look very generic. Then you shut down, DD the image, > convert it the DD'd image to a virtualbox image and boot it. It sounds > easy, but it's Windows and every step is fraught with peril. You should > also boot into Windows and create a Recovery Drive before you do anything > else. > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026852/windows- > create-a-recovery-drive > After you have a Recovery Drive you might want to shrink your WIndows > installation. I have done this before with a live linux and GPARTED, but > Windows has a native way of doing this now which sounds like a better idea > https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/resize-a- > partition-for-free-in-windows-vista/ > > Good luck, > Bill Barry > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
