Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-22 Thread Stephen
W7 needs about 20GB of space to install. but runs in less than that. On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:41 AM, gm5729 wrote: > I tried with K/Qemu to set up I believe it was W7 Premium, my laptop > is a dual core 1.6Ghz with 3 gb RAM. I allocated 10GB of "virtual" hdd > space and 1.5 GB RAM and the "PIG"

Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread gm5729
I tried with K/Qemu to set up I believe it was W7 Premium, my laptop is a dual core 1.6Ghz with 3 gb RAM. I allocated 10GB of "virtual" hdd space and 1.5 GB RAM and the "PIG" wouldn't install at all. VampirePenguin -- -- GNUPG validated with key 0xD537A8E1. Questionable validations please verif

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Stephen
note, office 2007 works well under wine also. On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 1:56 PM, gm5729 wrote: > Gotchas on W7 == DRM and call home features... if the "exact" same > machine specs are not on the "VM" , ie hardware it won't let you > install. OEM's only have a restore partion now and don't give disk

Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread gm5729
Gotchas on W7 == DRM and call home features... if the "exact" same machine specs are not on the "VM" , ie hardware it won't let you install. OEM's only have a restore partion now and don't give disk for "reinstalls". I'd imagne the same EULA requiremens are in W7 or tighter that unless you have pur

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Stephen
ded by Alltel >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Mark Phillips >> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:49:45 >> To: Phoenix Linux Users; Portland >> Linux Users Group >> Subject: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox >> >> -

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Stephen
I missed the Win7 part they don't have said repair install. in fact if you ever lose the mbr on win7 your (so far i have found) boned without a backup. On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Stephen wrote: >> >> im not fully familiar with P2V

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Mark Phillips
- > From: Mark Phillips > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:49:45 > To: Phoenix Linux Users; Portland > Linux Users Group > Subject: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@l

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread tshipley
Is the Win7 box using a manufacturer's custom OEM version? Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -Original Message- From: Mark Phillips Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:49:45 To: Phoenix Linux Users; Portland Linux Users Group Subject: Trying to Convert a Windows XP di

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Mark Phillips
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Stephen wrote: > im not fully familiar with P2V for virtualbox, however the only time i > did a P2V using the VMware converter it required a 3rd machine to do > the work. and image directly to the server. > > however what you can do, and maybe a good idea anyhow

Re: Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Stephen
im not fully familiar with P2V for virtualbox, however the only time i did a P2V using the VMware converter it required a 3rd machine to do the work. and image directly to the server. however what you can do, and maybe a good idea anyhow is use something like clonezilla to make an image of that pa

Trying to Convert a Windows XP disk to VirtualBox

2009-12-21 Thread Mark Phillips
I have a dual boot machine with two physical drives - Windows XP Pro and Debian testing. I need to replace the Windows drive with another drive to add more space to the Debian drive. Instead of just chucking the Windows drive drive (only 40GB and the machine only has space for two hard drives), I t