On Saturday 17 October 2009 01:58:41 Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Matthew Smith <m...@smiffytech.com> wrote: > > Quoth Mathieu Malaterre at 2009-10-17 19:10... > > > >> I am trying to install a WinXP in my virtualbox from the backup DVD > >> I made on my HP Pavilion just before installing Linux. Unfortunately > >> quickly after booting fro, the 1st DVD it says: > >> > >> "Ce PC n'est pas pris en charge par les disques de réinstallation du > >> système. Ces disques ne vous permettront pas de poursuivre la > >> réinstallation du système" > > > > System restore discs for laptops are *not* the same as XP installation > > discs. I believe that they will often work only with the hardware for > > which they are supplied; they check to see if they are being installed > > on the correct hardware and will stop if they are not. This is the most > > likely reason that I can think of that you cannot install onto > > VirtualBox. > > This is *exactly* the hardware it was installed on. I refused to wipe > out my linux dist, to do the proper reinstall on physical layer, just > because something is not forwared properly via the virtualization > layer. > I'll try on the virtualbox forum. > > Thanks anyway, > -- > Mathieu
The best you can hope for is that the recovery/install windows disk will allow you to create partitions. Mine allowed me to create a 'data' partition which became my Debian install, Windows was installed on a 'smallest possible footprint'. i prefer vm's to dual boot myself. -- Peace Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
