Sorry about the earlier message, I'm guessing you can't embed links ;-) I have been working on a tutorial* detailing how to run an existing installation Windows XP with VirtualBox. The tutorial, however, has hit a snag. An OEM-Installed version of Windows XP does not automatically activate because it detects a different BIOS than the one provided by the manufacturer. This problem could be solved if VirtualBox had an option to customize the virtual BIOS's information. As an aside, activation problems can be more easilsy resolved for people with Retail Windows environments.
I am not the only person who asks for this feature - in fact some unsuccessfully attempt* ways to emulate it, others look* for it, and the rest have problems with without it. (VMware seems to already have* this feature.) I ask that developers please add this feature to VirtualBox. After this, I can officially "publish" the tutorial, which may help gain Linux users as well as VirtualBox users. Thank you. Tutorial: * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=769883 Attempts: * http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=3224 * http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=4948 Looking: * http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=6328 * http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?p=2223 VMware: * http://www.vmware.com/support/esx15/doc/esx15_runvm5.html * http://communities.vmware.com/thread/28149 _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
