So far I have written a recovery USB and downloaded the 16.04.3 iso. Win 10 lists all the files on the recovery USB, but neither of my Ubuntu machines even acknowledge I plugged them in. ?? Not that it matters--I can download a Win 10 ISO and use it when I get to the point of installing Vbox (I am slow, due to ignorance.)
-Denis On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Tom <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > My apology for being sloppy .... > I meant VM and general term for Virtual Machine - regardless if vBox, > KVM, Xen or VMware > -T > On Sat, 2017-08-12 at 21:01 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > Tomas, > > > > Thanks for the suggestion. I did not know that the recovery could > > be used > > for installing in Virtual Box. (You said VM--I know that VM has a > > special > > routine for extracting an installed OS for a virtual machine, but was > > uncertain about Virtual Box.) > > > > I am not certain if I will use Win 10--I use Win 2K at present for > > two > > legacy programs. And a third might be better with 10. > > > > -Denis > > > > On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Tom <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Alternatively, you could create Windows recovery USB media before > > > installing linux on the box. > > > It can be used to fully reinstall already activated Windows in VM > > > or on > > > the laptop when you want to give it away. > > > I store the USB media on a filer as VDI disk image, forever. I have > > > never used any of those backups - even when selling old computers, > > > they > > > were always bought by a Linux geek. > > > What are the chances that you would want to use windows Denis? > > > I have bunch of MS Win VM's which I use for single task - boot them > > > up > > > and waste couple of hours updating them every quarter. > > > What a waste - I behave like the monkeys with the banana in a cage! > > > Tomas > > > On Sat, 2017-08-12 at 16:25 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > > The latest question, "Is it activated?" , the answer seems to be > > > > "yes". > > > > Posts I have seen say that if not activated personalization > > > > should > > > > not be > > > > possible. It is possible for this installation. But... > > > > > > > > I read that Win 10 can be moved to a virtual machine: > > > > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-wind > > > > ows_ > > > > install/convert-windows-10-activation-to-virtual-machine/284089e3 > > > > -af42-4b42-acb6-1e63d50a4212?auth=1 > > > > > > > > So I think I will take this route. I can get an ISO from MS, > > > > then go > > > > through the activation as described. > > > > > > > > Thanks for all the ideas. > > > > > > > > -Denis > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:52 PM, Denis Heidtmann < > > > > denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I entered settings, searched for "Is windows activated". The > > > > > response was > > > > > unable to reach activation servers (not connected). It also > > > > > had an > > > > > entry > > > > > to change the product key, but no existing product key was > > > > > shown. > > > > > So I > > > > > think I am still uncertain. I can connect and try again > > > > > (tomorrow). > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Denis Heidtmann < > > > > > denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I will search windows, but not being familiar with it I may > > > > > > have > > > > > > difficulty. BTW I managed to boot from a 16.04 flash drive- > > > > > > -progress. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Garrett Bigart < > > > > > > gbig...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Before you install Ubuntu could you check in the settings > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > see whether > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > says activated or not? I might need to do something > > > > > > > depending > > > > > > > on what > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > says. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Denis Heidtmann < > > > > > > > denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That helps. It is F12 on this system. But USB is not on > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > list, so > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > have to use a 14.04 CD that I have, rather than the 16.04 > > > > > > > > flash > > > > > > > drive. But > > > > > > > > for starters, this will help me check the system. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:00 PM, John Jason Jordan < > > > > > > > > joh...@gmx.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 18:26:56 -0700 > > > > > > > > > Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> dijo: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I figured out how to get to the bios. There is not > > > > > > > > > > boot > > > > > > > > > > -order > > > > > > > option > > > > > > > > > > I am accustomed to--the order is set by properties > > > > > > > > > > UEFI/legacy > > > > > > > rather > > > > > > > > > > than CD/HD, etc. I set it to legacy, but it still > > > > > > > > > > did > > > > > > > > > > not boot the > > > > > > > > > > CD. UEFI is disabled as well. I guess I need to > > > > > > > > > > explore > > > > > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > > > options. Ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This will probably not help, but here goes anyway. On > > > > > > > > > my > > > > > > > > > current > > > > > > > laptop > > > > > > > > > there are two boot options: one takes you to the BIOS > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > the other > > > > > > > (F7) > > > > > > > > > gives you a list of devices from which you can select > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > one to boot > > > > > > > > > to. 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