zoqaeski
June 6th, 2007, 05:41 AM
Heylo all
I'm running a dual boot XP - Ubuntu Feisty system, of which approximately half my hd capacity is devoted to each. However, I never use Windows unless I have to print or something (I can't seem to configure it properly; I'm on a Windows network and it just don't wanna work), and I find it a bit of a hassle to have to reboot if I wish to do some Windows-only stuff.
I was wondering if there is a way to set up a virtualisation system such that I can retain my existing system setup, and simply boot Windows from inside Ubuntu. My knowledge on the subject is very limited, and from what I've read, it seems one has to reinstall the guest OS on a virtual partition or something.
Reinstalling Windows, and all its extras, is almost as painful as having your toenail extracted, and right now I don't really have the time to do so (I'm in the middle of my last year of high school, so yer... big stuff ... EXAMS - argh!!! ... a few months down the track)
Also, since I'm on a Windows server oriented network, would virtualisation even work? I mean, the Windows half of this machine is controlled by the server anyway, and unfortunately I'm not an admin, so I cannot really make any big changes to the Windows bit...
Can anyone help me here?
cheers
Robbie
I'm running a dual boot XP - Ubuntu Feisty system, of which approximately half my hd capacity is devoted to each. However, I never use Windows unless I have to print or something (I can't seem to configure it properly; I'm on a Windows network and it just don't wanna work), and I find it a bit of a hassle to have to reboot if I wish to do some Windows-only stuff.
I was wondering if there is a way to set up a virtualisation system such that I can retain my existing system setup, and simply boot Windows from inside Ubuntu. My knowledge on the subject is very limited, and from what I've read, it seems one has to reinstall the guest OS on a virtual partition or something.
Reinstalling Windows, and all its extras, is almost as painful as having your toenail extracted, and right now I don't really have the time to do so (I'm in the middle of my last year of high school, so yer... big stuff ... EXAMS - argh!!! ... a few months down the track)
Also, since I'm on a Windows server oriented network, would virtualisation even work? I mean, the Windows half of this machine is controlled by the server anyway, and unfortunately I'm not an admin, so I cannot really make any big changes to the Windows bit...
Can anyone help me here?
cheers
Robbie