On 28/07/2011 11:14, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
2011/7/28 e-letter<[email protected]>:
Readers,
Now, the computer is using windows xp professional with the hard disk
formatted to two drives, c:/ and d:/.
Presumably d:/ can be used to install linux. If virtualisation is to
be used (e.g. virtualbox?), for linux as the host, will a windows
security key be required (not available), or can the existing m$
software in c:/ be used?
A virtual machine is a machine by itself and needs an operating system
by itself.
As for the registration key of windows I have no clue, I'm not running
windows (except on small partitions on purchased computers).
To install Windows in a VM, you need a product key.
It may be possible to migrate an existing Windows installation to a VM,
but it's not simple:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows
Jim
