On 8/6/2009 10:00 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: > On Thursday 06 August 2009 01:32:18 am Bruce MacArthur wrote: >> >> You do not mention what OS is (or will be) your host -- but you probably >> know that Linux is much more gentle than Windows in this respect. It >> is entirely content to co-exist, as Windows is NOT! As a result, I >> suspect that what is happening is (in part) that Windows is effectively >> refusing to recognize that fact that you have attempted to repartition >> your hard disk drive and to give it only a small corner of >> your "universe". > > Very Interesting!, > > This must be a Vista only issue. What I finally did was to use one of > my XP licenses to install XP as a guest which installs without a problem. My > laptop uses both Archlinux and openSuSE as the hosts (primary and backup hard > drives). Further, the way I a currently configured involved originally > shrinking vista to the smallest possible level and then installing Linux, > vbox and then XP. > >> >> IF my view is correct, then I think that you should consider taking the >> following steps -- AFTER reading this message all the way through AND >> considering any further replies! >> >> 1 -- Copy all important data that is on this hard disk drive to external >> media. >> >> 2 -- Completely re-format this hard disk drive -- "destructively" and at >> the lowest-possible level. >> >> 3 -- Install (again!) your intended host operating environment. >> >> 4 -- Install (again!) VirtualBox. >> >> 5 -- Create a WinVista virtual machine within VirtualBox. >> >> 6 -- Install WinVista within the virtual machine that you just finished >> creating. >> >> CAUTION -- I do not think that you may properly install from a "recovery >> disk"; I think that installation must be precisely that -- a true >> installation, and NOT some kind of "recovery" from disaster or >> what-have-you. This, also, may be a portion of your problem. And it >> IS the second "issue" that I mentioned at first. > > This, I believe, is the real issue. But even then, I'm left wondering. If the > recovery disk is looking for an entire drive, then it must be a space > requirement that it is looking for. I haven't tried, but it would seem to be > ridiculous if the recovery disk (which itself just reinstalls Vista and > nothing else) would refuse to install on a hard drive of a different size. > Hard drive failure is a natural and foreseeable hazard that the recovery disk > should accommodate. But I never put anything beyond the stupidity of drm. > >> >> IF I am correct at this point, you had better ensure that you have >> properly licensed INSTALLATION (and not merely "recovery"!) media >> BEFORE you undertake even the very first step! Please do not hesitate >> to consult with your system vendor to ensure that you are fully >> prepared before you create an irrecoverable disaster for yourself!!! >> >> 7 -- Enjoy! >> >> I should hope that someone far more knowledgeable than I would confirm >> OR correct this diagnosis and suggestion BEFORE you commit yourself to >> unnecessary work! Best of good fortune to you in the process. >> >> > > Thanks for the great discussion. We shall see how things go.
Unless they changed the way that 'recovery disks' work when I was not looking a 'recovery disk' will only install on the computer that it was made for originally. Means? If you lent me your disk, to try/use, it would not install on my computer. -- David
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