karthikbalaguru wrote:> I need Windows for certain applications > and Linux for certain other applications. > But, the computer currently has only > Linux(Ubuntu Destop version - 9.10) on it. > I do not wish to disturb the Linux installed > on it. So, i am trying to have Windows via > USB stick !! :-) > > I am following the below steps for > Windows XP from USB stick - > http://www.winusb.de/index_en.html > (Windows XP is booted from USB Stick) > > But, > I understand that by the above method > we can have the Windows XP booted > up from the USB Stick and Windows > XP will be using entire RAM :-( > > But, i would like to have Linux also ! > Is it possible to have Linux and Windows > simulataneously so that i can switch > between Linux & Windows ? > > Any ideas ?Shenan Stanley wrote:> Use a virtual machine instead. VirtualBox is free.The Natural Philosopher wrote:> So is Vmware. Pretty much rock solid for me here. used daily.Shenan Stanley wrote:> Clarification: VMware Player and VMware Server are free. VMware > Workstation will cost you. > > Either work fantastically. Either is better than > dual-booting/booting from USB/booting from CD or DVD/using > something like WINE, IMHO.The Natural Philosopher wrote:> Yes. > > Fantastic? No. screen and cursors is a tad slow, and networking is a > fair bit slower than a native windows. > > But its good enough for what I do. CAD work mainly.Well - on my quad core processor system with 8GB memory and 64-bit base OS - it works great with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 virtual machines... Guess it is all relative. If the screen and cursors are slow? Sounds like a driver issue (guest additions for virtualbox and vmware tools for vmware usually help those things) or lack of actual physical resources (memory/processor.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Linux along with Windows booted from USB Stick (Co-existence of Linux & Windows)
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Reply by ●January 4, 20102010-01-04
Shenan Stanley schreef:> karthikbalaguru wrote: >> I need Windows for certain applications >> and Linux for certain other applications. >> But, the computer currently has only >> Linux(Ubuntu Destop version - 9.10) on it. >> I do not wish to disturb the Linux installed >> on it. So, i am trying to have Windows via >> USB stick !! :-) >> >> I am following the below steps for >> Windows XP from USB stick - >> http://www.winusb.de/index_en.html >> (Windows XP is booted from USB Stick) >> >> But, >> I understand that by the above method >> we can have the Windows XP booted >> up from the USB Stick and Windows >> XP will be using entire RAM :-( >> >> But, i would like to have Linux also ! >> Is it possible to have Linux and Windows >> simulataneously so that i can switch >> between Linux & Windows ? >> >> Any ideas ? > > Shenan Stanley wrote: >> Use a virtual machine instead. VirtualBox is free. > > The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> So is Vmware. Pretty much rock solid for me here. used daily. > > Clarification: VMware Player and VMware Server are free. VMware Workstation > will cost you. > > Either work fantastically.Provided you have plenty of RAM memory (and a Windows XP license). If you have, a virtual machine is definitely the way to go.
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TRY DUAL BOOTING BETWEEN WINDOWS XP AND UBUNTU 9.10 USING WUBI.EXE! On Jan 4, 2:23=A0pm, karthikbalaguru <karthikbalagur...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > I need Windows for certain applications > and Linux for certain other applications. > But, the computer currently has only > Linux(Ubuntu Destop version - 9.10) on it. > I do not wish to disturb the Linux installed > on it. So, i am trying to have Windows via > USB stick !! :-) > > I am following the below steps for > Windows XP from USB stick -http://www.winusb.de/index_en.html > (Windows XP is booted from USB Stick) > > But, > I understand that by the above method > we can have the Windows XP booted > up from the USB Stick and Windows > XP will be using entire RAM :-( > > But, i would like to have Linux also ! > Is it possible to have Linux and Windows > simulataneously so that i can switch > between Linux & Windows ? > > Any ideas ? > > Thx in advans, > Karthik Balaguru
Reply by ●January 4, 20102010-01-04
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:07:46 +0000, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:>Rich Webb wrote: >> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:23:16 -0800 (PST), karthikbalaguru >> <karthikbalaguru79@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I need Windows for certain applications >>> and Linux for certain other applications. >> [snippety snip] >>> Any ideas ? >> >> Wine. Or at least, a mention that the current Wine release was tried and >> didn't work for the particular app(s). It's not 100% but I've been >> surprised at some of the apps that it does support. >> >wine works for about 1% of apps, badly > >VMware or virtual box is a lot better.Probably true. But I'd like to see a citation for that 1%, badly, assertion. -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
Reply by ●January 5, 20102010-01-05
"Rich Webb" <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> skrev i meddelandet news:s5a5k5lmg7r8fu83p36juohh3r803s41ok@4ax.com...> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:07:46 +0000, The Natural Philosopher > <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >>Rich Webb wrote: >>> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:23:16 -0800 (PST), karthikbalaguru >>> <karthikbalaguru79@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I need Windows for certain applications >>>> and Linux for certain other applications. >>> [snippety snip] >>>> Any ideas ? >>> >>> Wine. Or at least, a mention that the current Wine release was tried and >>> didn't work for the particular app(s). It's not 100% but I've been >>> surprised at some of the apps that it does support. >>> >>wine works for about 1% of apps, badly >> >>VMware or virtual box is a lot better. > > Probably true. But I'd like to see a citation for that 1%, badly, > assertion. > > -- > Rich Webb Norfolk, VATry running the dotnet flamework. /Henning
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On Jan 4, 5:19=A0pm, "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@gmail.com> wrote:> karthikbalaguru wrote: > > I need Windows for certain applications > > and Linux for certain other applications. > > But, the computer currently has only > > Linux(Ubuntu Destop version - 9.10) on it. > > I do not wish to disturb the Linux installed > > on it. So, i am trying to have Windows via > > USB stick !! :-) > > > I am following the below steps for > > Windows XP from USB stick - > >http://www.winusb.de/index_en.html > > (Windows XP is booted from USB Stick) > > > But, > > I understand that by the above method > > we can have the Windows XP booted > > up from the USB Stick and Windows > > XP will be using entire RAM :-( > > > But, i would like to have Linux also ! > > Is it possible to have Linux and Windows > > simulataneously so that i can switch > > between Linux & Windows ? > > > Any ideas ? > Shenan Stanley wrote: > > Use a virtual machine instead. =A0VirtualBox is free. > The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > So is Vmware. Pretty much rock solid for me here. used daily. > > Clarification: VMware Player and VMware Server are free. =A0VMware Workst=ation> will cost you. > > Either work fantastically. =A0Either is better than dual-booting/booting =from> USB/booting from CD or DVD/using something like WINE, IMHO. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > =A0 =A0 =A0MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-que=stions.html Can any of you guys recommend a utility to snapshot an existing XP machine into a VM image, where the utility is run on the existing XP machine ? Thanks in advance, Best Regards, Dave
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Dave Nadler wrote:> Can any of you guys recommend a utility to snapshot an existing XP > machine into a VM image, where the utility is run on the existing XP > machine ?VMware has a converter (p2v, etc) that does a good job. http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/get.html You can also utilize your favorite imaging utility to do it (I've used several in the past to make a drive image and apply it to a virtual machine drive.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Reply by ●January 5, 20102010-01-05
On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:18:07 -0500, Dave Nadler <drn@nadler.com> wrote:> Can any of you guys recommend a utility to snapshot an existing XP > machine into a VM image, where the utility is run on the existing XP > machine ?I doubt that can be done, as a full copy of the drive is required. You cannot make a useful copy of the drive while it's being updated by the running xp system. If you provide more info on what you are trying to accomplish, and what hardware you have available, perhaps another solution can be found. Regards, Dave Hodgins -- Change nomail.afraid.org to ody.ca to reply by email. (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)
Reply by ●January 5, 20102010-01-05
David W. Hodgins wrote:> I doubt that can be done, as a full copy of the drive is required. You > cannot make a useful copy of the drive while it's being updated > by the running xp system. > > If you provide more info on what you are trying to accomplish, and > what hardware you have available, perhaps another solution can be > found.VMware converter can do it and if you have the right setup - remotely. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Reply by ●January 5, 20102010-01-05
On Jan 5, 3:56=A0pm, "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodg...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:> On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:18:07 -0500, Dave Nadler <d...@nadler.com> wrote: > > Can any of you guys recommend a utility to snapshot an existing XP > > machine into a VM image, where the utility is run on the existing XP > > machine ? > > I doubt that can be done, as a full copy of the drive is required. =A0You > cannot make a useful copy of the drive while it's being updated by the > running xp system. > > If you provide more info on what you are trying to accomplish, and what > hardware you have available, perhaps another solution can be found. > > Regards, Dave Hodgins > > -- > Change nomail.afraid.org to ody.ca to reply by email. > (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for > use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)There are a number of utilities that can do this. I was hoping for recommendations. I have Acronis (which can do this) but it wants a license for each machine. Other utilities don't seem to be reliable... I'm going to try Best Regards, Dave a license for each machine
