> 1. I took the defaults of 168 MB memory and 2 GB hard drive. Should I > have given it more memory? I guess the hard disk is dynamic, expands > according to need. > [Rodney] You are running Windows, even though it is being virtualized by VirtualBox, therefore the same requirements/recommendations are still in effect. That being said I would run with at least 256mb but 512mb would be better. Not knowing what you are going to be installing, I couldn't say quite as much about hard drive space. I can say 2gb is probably not enough. If you were going to setup this up on real hardware how much disk space would you allocate?
> 2. Is Winders actually on the hard drive physically, or will it go away > if I reboot or close Virtual Box? [Rodney] Windows is actually on the physical hard drive. It is in a file, VirtualBox presents the virtualized environment as hard drive, but it is just a file to the host machine > 3. Can I install the (downloaded) software I want to run from my hard > drive or do I have to burn a CD? [Rodney] You can get software installed in several ways. 1. Since networking the VM is supported, you can just re-download the software while in the virtual machine. 2. You can go through the VirtualBox documentation and read up on folder sharing and go that route. 3. You can burn it to a CD and then use the CD in the virtual environment. 4. You can turn it into an ISO and set the virtual CD drive to point to the ISO. ============================================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information in this electronic message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged or proprietary. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, disclosure, copying, downloading, or other use of the information is prohibited and unauthorized, and may be unlawful, regardless of address or routing. If you are not the intended recipient, please inform the sender immediately and permanently delete and destroy the original and any copies of this message, including any attachments. ============================================================================== _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/e1c9e5d21dfa814c98a2f6759523141202f3c...@tnmail.mfc.corp.mckee.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.