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On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 10:41 -0500, Eric Chadbourne wrote: > > Just install virtualbox from virtualbox.org. Bring a Windows > > XP install DVD. Once you install VB, then run it, and create > > a new VM. It will prompt you to load the install media. > > As mentioned by Jarod your emulated hardware won't be your actual hardware. > In my case I have a legal copy of Windows XP Media Center that came with > my HP. Currently I'm running CentOS on that box. When I tried to install > XP Media Center it didn't work, saying that this isn't the correct hardware > even though it actually is. Fortunately there are easily obtainable hacks. > But this may not matter if you have a retail version of M$... > > Another reason why f/oss is better. Ew, that's right, just about any $LARGEOEM bundled version of Windows is going to bitch about the emulated hardware not being the right hardware, I forgot all about that. Only a retail copy of Windows is (more or less) guaranteed to install in a virtual machine w/o hackage. -- Jarod Wilson jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
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