Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > What if I wipe out my linux box, reinstall on original physical > hardware on a limited size partition. Will I be able to start virtual > box from this partition ? > In the end linux should be my main platform and WinXP be run in virtualbox.
I don't think this will work due to Microsoft's anti-piracy logic. I recall that Windows takes a "snapshot" of the hardware environment when it's installed. After installation, whenever booted, it compares the stored environment with what it sees during boot. Different environment means no boot. It looks at the amount of RAM, number and kind of disks, MAC addresses and such. This environment snapshot is encrypted and combined with the registration key too. This info is kept in the Microsoft Mother Ship and is also checked when you do security updates. I think "Genuine Advantage" does the checking. I wonder if it would be possible to mimic your initial hardware environment with vbox? If so, this would be really bad news for Microsoft since one pirated image could be run at many locations. Discretion may be the better part of valor here, it will be easier to give up and get a legit copy of Windows. Win-XP can still be purchased, I bought one at Frys for $120-US a couple of months ago (it was for work). Regards, Lew Wolfgang _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
