Re: Runnings Windows 7 pro from inside Debian 7

2014-02-21 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Nuno Magalhães writes: > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:17 AM, John Foster > wrote: > > Seeking tips on how to set up a multi boot system that has Windows 7 > > pro, Debian 7 & 2 other operating systems each with its own disk to run > > from so that any of the OS can be run in a safe manner from

Re: Runnings Windows 7 pro from inside Debian 7

2014-02-21 Thread Nuno Magalhães
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:17 AM, John Foster wrote: > Seeking tips on how to set up a multi boot system that has Windows 7 > pro, Debian 7 & 2 other operating systems each with its own disk to run > from so that any of the OS can be run in a safe manner from within > Debian 7. Try Xen with LVM.

Re: Runnings Windows 7 pro from inside Debian 7

2014-02-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
+1 for Virtual Box, OTOH the original poster should read about wine too, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software) . JFTR a multi-boot on the real machine, could be done on a single drive, but it needs a reboot to use one or the other operating system, with one drive and with several drives.

Re: Runnings Windows 7 pro from inside Debian 7

2014-02-20 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 21/02/14 11:17, John Foster wrote: > Seeking tips on how to set up a *multi boot* system that has Windows 7 > pro, Debian 7 & 2 other operating systems each with *its own disk* to run > from so that any of the OS can be run in a safe manner *from within* > Debian 7. Confusing as to what you act

Runnings Windows 7 pro from inside Debian 7

2014-02-20 Thread John Foster
Seeking tips on how to set up a multi boot system that has Windows 7 pro, Debian 7 & 2 other operating systems each with its own disk to run from so that any of the OS can be run in a safe manner from within Debian 7. I just do not want to have to reboot to watch Netflix or Amazon from Debian 7. I