Virtual Machines.

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Originally posted by Choli
why? I'm not sure if you can or can't install Linux inside VirtualPC (i don't remember), but the fact that it's from M$ (who bought it, didn't develop) doesn't mean it won't support linux.

Well, on the article I posted above, it says that it Microsoft's virtual machine program doesnt support linux...

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Originally posted by Choli
I don't get you. Why would be a problem? What has to do an usb mouse and the pad, working together, with installing a virtual machine?

Well on the article I posted above, it says that the Microsoft virtual machine does not support usb devices that your real computer has plugged in. So my mouse would not work I guess...

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Originally posted by Choli
I have more experiance with VMWare so I this goes for VMWare. However, for VirtualPC the things are quite similar. There are several options when installing an OS into a virtual machine. The easier and safer one is this: In VMWare you create a new virtual machine. It has a wizard for that. You have to tell the specifications of what you want VMWare to emulate: amount of RAM, number of CDROMs, etc... and one option is what to use as hard disk for the guest OS. You have to choose you want to create a file that will contain the hard disk of the emulated OS.

VMWare will create that file and will expand it as necesary; up to the size you've specified in the configuration. The programs that run inside the virtual machine will see a hard disk of the maximun size, while the file would be a bit larger than the space filled in the virtual hard disk. Once you have that, you power on the virtual machine. Because the hard disk is empty at the begining, nothing will boot and you'll get an error. You have to boot it putting the Windows installation CD into your drive (that you should have configured in the virtual machine). then when you boot, it'll boot using the CD (if not, enter the bios of the virtual machine and set it as needed) and you'll be able to install windows (or linux or whatever). In short: you'll be doing the same as if you were in front a new PC, but all that inside the virtual machine.

So if I understood right, VMWare, will create only one file that will ask me where to put it. This file will contain everything the HDD on my virtual machine will have. (OS and software I installed?)

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Originally posted by Choli
Having 175 MB of free hard disk space is nothing. Yo'll have to free some space, because, as i said, the file that contains the hadr disk for the installation of the virtual OS will grow.

Can I use a folder that I will share in lan?
Our other computer has about 20 GB free but I cant install a virtual machine in it because : Intel Pentium II 233 MHz :banana:

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Originally posted by Choli
The other way, is telling VMWare you want to use a partition of the hard disk as the disk for the virtual OS. All is the same, except for the fact that you'll be installing the OS in that partition. Use this with care, because with this you can f*** things up (the first times, use the file in your disk, instead of the partition). This has an advantage: if you do things well, you'll be able to boot that just-installed-in-VMWare OS directly from your real BIOS (ie: you can be running windows XP, install linux from inside VMware and that reboot windows and start linux.).

So, if I use this method, VMWare will install the OS and other software without using a file?

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Originally posted by Choli
If you use the file method, don't worry. Nothing strange will happen. If you decide you want to use a partition for the installed OS, just be careful and know what you're doing.

So no worrys if I use the file method on a network HDD eh?

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Originally posted by Choli
In both cases, never run a virtual machine from inside another This is highly unrecommended.

Sounds fun, should do it! :banana:

j/k

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Originally posted by Choli
1066 MHz = 1.066 GHz
1.6 GHZ = 1600 MHz

It seems that I messed it up! :tongue:

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Originally posted by Choli
what OS are you planing to install?

Im thinking about installing windows XP and/or windows 98 if I find the windows 98 disc

Oh and Windows 1.0 :banana:

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Originally posted by Choli
what do you want the virtual machine for?

Well, I dont know...
Maybe various programs to check compatibility, actually I havent decided...

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Originally posted by Choli

Segosa: Is windows installing in Virtual PC like Choli described it?

Thank you all!

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