On 2/8/07, Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/8/07, Todd Patton <sail@acpdata.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 08:39 -0500, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > -snipp
> > > snip-On 2/8/07, Jonathon Conte <thesicktwist@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > I already have a Win XP partition on the machine, is there a way of using
> > > it rather than having to do a install into the VM? I.e. can the VM run the
> > > already installed XP?
> > >
> >
> > You can use vmware to boot xp from that partition while running it in
> > linux. During the setup you choose custom and then specify the physical
> > Disk location to use instead of a "virtual disk". I currently use vmware
> > server within linux to boot up my old XP partition on disk 1 patition 1.
> >
> > If you have an xp partition already on the computer why not just do a
> > dual boot?
> >
>
> That is presently what I do, but I need to jump back and forth between Linux
> and Windows, I figure if I can but XP in a VM of some sort, then I just move
> in and out of the VM, as I suppose it just appears as another app on the
> disktop... I only use it for a few apps, so I am not running it all of the time,
> but when I am, I also need to move back and forth between the Linux
> and windows sides.
>
Well, I went to install VMWare, and got to the point where it asked for the
'C header files for the kernel' I do not have them installed. Going to see if I
can pull them down from the internet, otherwise will have to wait until I get
home and can get my SuSE 10.1 CD.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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