On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote: > I've installed "virtualbox" on this F-14 computer and > it appears to be working, however now I need a copy of Windows > to run in it in order to solve my other problem. I have > several copies of WindowsXP Pro including the one that came > with this computer but refuses to run unless that drive is > plugged into the first slot. > > That problem occurs because initially I had a computer > failure and elected to replace the computer and install the > hard drives from the failed unit into the "new" one. The old > one had a Windows partition that was selectable from grub and > would operate normally if needed. Once the drives were swapped > into this computer and Windows selected it would protest that > perhaps I had a virus and refuse to boot. :-) > > The details go on and on but my question is would I > have to buy a copy of Windows to use virtualbox or is there a > way to make it use the original copy on the disk containing > WindowsXP that came with this computer? If I swap data cables > around Windows still boots. It is installed by itself on an 80 > gig sata drive. > > Bob
I think I'd try virtualization of your physical machine - I've done that a lot to go to VMWare VMs, but there's a way to use VMWare free tools to get to a VirtualBox VM - here's one site that explains the process: http://www.sysprobs.com/physical-virtual-virtualbox-virtualbox-p2v -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA
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