David C. Rankin wrote: > > Very Interesting!, > > This must be a Vista only issue. What I finally did was to use > one of my XP licenses to install XP as a guest which installs > without a problem. My laptop uses both Archlinux and openSuSE as > the hosts (primary and backup hard drives). Further, the way I a > currently configured involved originally shrinking vista to the > smallest possible level and then installing Linux, vbox and then > XP. > Nope - it is not a Vista only issue. I ran into the same problem with a Toshiba XP restore disk. (I have even run into Windows 98 disks that would only install on Compaq computers.) The restore software is looking for the Toshiba string in the BIOS. If you add it, you can use the Vista restore disk. I have done it.
The thing you have to remember is that the restore disk in NOT a general install disk. It is supposed to only be used to restore the system it came with. The first boot in Virtual Box will require you to add a bunch of drivers that were not installed by the restore disk. You are also going to have to give it the key from Toshiba - it will not work with a general install key. I believe it is an OEM specific key series. It has been a while sense I did it, but I believe it is you have to change DmiBIOSVendor and one other string that I can not remember right now. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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