On 05/29/2013 02:23 AM, Bill Maidment wrote:
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From:Todd And Margo Chester <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday 29th May 2013 9:50
To: Scientific Linux Users <[email protected]>
Subject: kvm xp and in place reinstalls
Hi All,
SL 6.4 x64
Do any of you run XP in KVM? Have you noticed that you have
to do occasional "in place reinstalls" of XP to correct a severe
case of the slows?
I have two XP VM (and others). I just got through having to
in place both of them (again).
If you have had the same problem, do yo come up with a
way to prevent it recurring?
Many thanks,
-T
Hi
I've noticed this behaviour and on Win 7 too.
A reboot seems to make it slightly better, but up to now I have assumed it's a
Windows issue.
Hi Bill,
W7 and W8 even more so are such bad quality that it is hard to
tell at times if it is the VM or the OS. I have had to rebuild my
W7 once already too. XP, although not the sharpest tack in the box,
is not so flaky. I do all my Windows work that won't run in
Wine in XP.
Anyway, I have been looking for a pattern. At first I thought
it was a virt or kvm update. But, the last time there weren't any.
I did forget to shutdown both XP's before shutting down Linux,
causing them to save themselves. But, I forget all the time
and nothing bad happens. This was just the first time I ha
forgotten two at once.
So, the plot thickens.
And, it is probably a Windows problem. I work on native Windows
machines for a living and oh mama do they have boot up
and slow problems. It us especially annoying when W7 rolls
back due to a minor crash and decided to repair itself.
That is repair itself "for ever".
-T
