Linux Question

[Jonathan Kotta]

On 3/27/07, Jonathan Kotta <jpkotta at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/27/07, Brian D. McGrew <brian at visionpro.com> wrote:
> > Scott @ Dell :-)
> >
> > You're very close in your answer.  Note that I have not tried a Dell OEM
> > Windows Vista CD, only Dell OEM XP.  The Dell OEM XP will install on any
> > PC.  However, on Dell hardware the activation is nullified as you'd
> > said.  On other hardware it acts just like a retail copy and requires a
> > product key.  Easy enough, there is one on the side of your machine and
> > as long as it hasn't been activated, you're good to go in a VM.
> >
> > Note that I use VMWare, not Virtual PC.  Another work around that I have
> > found to work about 50% of the time is to install WinXP on the system
> > then move the primary drive to the slave and install Linux/VMWare and
> > then point the entire VM at the original hard drive containing Windows.
> > It'll work and you've got a 50/50 chance of Windows detecting new
> > hardware and asking for a product key or not.
> >
> > -brian
> >
> > Brian D. McGrew        { brian at visionpro.com ||
> > brian at doubledimension.com }
> > --
> > > Do not read this email while waxing that cat!
>
> VMware makes a migration tool for converting physical Windows
> installations to virtual machines.  I haven't tried it, and I don't
> know if there are any issues with activation.  Also, the VMs obviously
> won't run in VirtualBox unless it supports VMware's format.  Anyway,
> it looks really slick and I wish it was available when I replaced my
> Windows partition with a VM.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan Kotta
>
> Hofstadter's Law:
>     It always takes longer than you expect, even
>     when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
>

Oops, I for got the link: http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/

-- 
Thanks,

Jonathan Kotta

Hofstadter's Law:
    It always takes longer than you expect, even
    when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.