On 07/12/16 15:42, Davis, Felmon wrote: > On Dec 7, 2016 8:23 AM, "Philip Jackson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Would virtualbox (or other) be able to get Windows running on its own >> hard disk ? It doesn't have an iso file - just a working version >> (licensed) of Windows10. > > I made an error - a link I sent yesterday I thought addressed this but it > wasn't about hosting the Windows stuff under Linux. I will be researching > this too. > > did though install again via licensed (but unactivated) Windows iso and > smooth as ice (note: removed repository VB and downloaded Oracle's VB). > Tom and Felmon,
I don't have a Windows10 installation disk nor an iso file. My Windows was originally Windows7 (legit and I must have the Win7 installation lurking around somewhere) and I took the free upgrade from MS sometime last year. So, if I understand correctly, if I install VB I will then need to install Windows7 in that virtual machine using the original CD/DVD disk(s) ? That's where the question of new installation and licensing comes in, I suppose. It would be nice if I could just create a VB machine and tell it to load the hard disk which already has the workable installation of Windows 10, together with the couple of applications I use from time to time. By the way, Felmon, why did you reject the distro version of VB and make a direct download from Oracle ? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
