Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On 07/26/2012 03:54 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: On the contrary, yes it can be done. Basically, you point VirtualBox to your physical partition which contains Windows, and let it boot from that. I'd never heard of this option - nice trick! -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA -- users mailing lis

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/26/2012 07:55 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > Thanks to all who responded! Wine is great but not in this case, for various > reasons. And I can't probably reinstall from inside VirtualBox, as this is just the version of Windows XP that came pre-instal

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:54 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Wednesday, 25. July 2012. 22.21.14 Claude Jones wrote: > > On 07/25/2012 10:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > > > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it > > > from inside Linux somehow? That is, without reboot

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On Wednesday, 25. July 2012. 22.21.14 Claude Jones wrote: > On 07/25/2012 10:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it > > from inside Linux somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I > > looked at VirtualBox and Virtual Machine M

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On 07/26/2012 07:07 AM, Roger wrote: > On 26/07/12 14:52, Richard Vickery wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Steven Stern >> > > wrote: >> >> On 07/25/2012 09:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: >> > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partit

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On 26/07/12 14:52, Richard Vickery wrote: On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Steven Stern > wrote: On 07/25/2012 09:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it > from inside Linux someho

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Steven Stern < subscribed-li...@sterndata.com> wrote: > On 07/25/2012 09:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it > > from inside Linux somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I > > looked at Vi

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On 07/25/2012 09:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it > from inside Linux somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I > looked at VirtualBox and Virtual Machine Manager (I'm completely new to > them) but it wasn't obvious that t

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

On 07/25/2012 10:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it from inside Linux somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I looked at VirtualBox and Virtual Machine Manager (I'm completely new to them) but it wasn't obvious that they co

Re: Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/25/2012 09:01 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it from > inside Linux somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I looked at VirtualBox and Virtual Machine Manager (I'm complet

Run my windows dual-boot install in a window in f17

I have Windows actually installed on a separate partition. Can I run it from inside Linux somehow? That is, without rebooting into Windows. I looked at VirtualBox and Virtual Machine Manager (I'm completely new to them) but it wasn't obvious that they could use a real installation of Windows. Than