Virtualisation and networking

[Ben Duncan]

Actually, I set up a few of these myself. Slackware 12.0 with VMWARE Workstation 
used to create the Windows Virtual machine.

After installing Windows Xp Pro and the usual registration cruft, all I have had 
to do to install on other machines, is put VMPLAYER on them and then copy over 
the VmWare XP files. When running on the NEW setup for the first time, VMware 
then asks if this was "copied" or "moved" and I answer that is has been copied 
and all is well. I have installed several this way and even programs like the 
"SIMS" should work with no problem.


The ONLY caveat to that, is to make the Windows Sound work, (If I so desire) is
to make sure the KDE SYSTEM sounds are turned off in the control panel.

There is a trick to getting VMWARE to work with a "non" supported Linux Distro
and / or a custome kernel (both of which I do ) , but is is just a few extra 
steps. I can post those steps if anyone so desires ...


On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 11:02 -0400, Bruce Marshall wrote:
 > > On Wednesday 16 April 2008, Keith Antoine wrote:
 >> > > One other thing I wanted to raise was as I have windows install running
 >> > > will it be possible to recognise
 >> > > this with say VMware or some other virtualisation program can access and
 >> > > save installing again to a file
 >> > > system as the old VMware did.
 > >
 > > I believe VMware is capable of using real Windows partitions.  (which is what
 > > I think you are asking)
 > >
 > > Not sure whether VirtualBox can.

 >> I am pretty sure VB cannot use a Windows partition direct. At least not
 >> the free download. The most I had heard for VMware was that there was a
 >> utility that could package a partition so it could be put in VMware as a
 >> copy. It is useful for getting an installed XP when you do not have
 >> instal disks, like when XP is pre-installed, It is apparently quite
 >> buggy and only takes the basic stuff needed. As to using the Windows
 >> partition in place, well, I have not seen that. I would love to see that
 >> work. Then my daughter would use Linux much more. She would not loose
 >> The Sims.


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