nit etc wrote: > Hello, > > I'm about to install Linux on my laptop which runs > Windows XP as of now. However, does anyone know if it > is possible to boot my already installed Windows XP > from Vmware running on Linux?
I haven't tried it, but I can't think of any inherent reason why it wouldn't work to use the advanced mode setup and the access to physical disk mode. > The reason I ask this question is that Vmware might report pseudo > hardware > information to XP and this might cause problems because of its > activation feature or whatever its called. You've now hit on one of the exact reasons that I think product activation is a truly irritating thing. Microsoft has promised to play nice and allow you to reactivate following hardware changes, so in theory even if the XP activation codes lock the XP machine you should be able to get it back. Of course, it is likely that you'll have to call in every time you switch back and forth. > Looked on www.vmware.com but I couldnt find an answer > to the above question. Try news://news.vmware.com, there is a quite extensive archive available. If you're not already used to reading Usenet postings, my favorite tools are Netscape or Mozilla. You can set up the newsgroup server entry under Edit -> Preferences -> Mail&Newsgroups -> NewsgroupServers. Alan _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
