[dundee] Windows inverted

[James Le Cuirot]

I did something a bit like that. I took my Sony Vaio OEM Windows XP
installation (fresh after using the restore CD and installing SP2),
moved it over to my Dell desktop and got it working both as a real
installation and a QEMU installation, thanks to hardware profiles. I
usually use QEMU but occasionally I need to boot into it for real and
it's nice to not have to look after two Windows installations. One is
bad enough! It even passes WGA validation - I was able to install Power
Calculator. :D

For those who don't know, Virtual Box is a fork of QEMU. I've thought
about switching but haven't had any compelling reason to do so yet.

James


On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:55:41 +0000
Paul Lancaster <paul_lancaster at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> This months Linux Format, gives a nice beginners guide to converting
> a pre-installed Windows box, to a linux box with "windows inverted"
> to give it available as a virtual machine. - also gives some of the 
> pitfalls encountered when trying to invert Vista - wiping would be
> better. Article covers using Virtual box, but also uses some of
> VMware's downloadable tools.
> Will this finally free me of bills odysey
> 
> Paul