> This is making a vmware style disk image based on the native installation. 
> Most probably, will need to install the different hardware/guest additions 
> afterwards. This should NOT write to your original XP, I don't think!

Yes it is. If you follow the procedure described page 105, the 
vmware-style image will not be copy of your original partition, it is 
simply a small file that refer to the original partition. If you use 
such a image, the virtual machine will read/write to the original 
physical disk (you have also the option to filter access according to 
partition number, although it has bugs).

I use this feature to boot my linux partition alternatively under XP and 
on real (Linux can be more easily than Windows be configured to run on 
different hardware).

Olive


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