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Linux along with Windows booted from USB Stick (Co-existence of Linux & Windows)

Started by karthikbalaguru January 4, 2010
On Jan 5, 6:17=A0pm, Dave Nadler <d...@nadler.com> wrote:
> 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=
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> > > 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. =A0Y=
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> > 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.) >
Sorry, keyboard misfire... 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 VMconverter and qemu-img, we'll see. Best Regards, Dave
On Jan 5, 2:07=A0am, S...@ControlQ.com wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010, Henning wrote: > > "karthikbalaguru" <karthikbalagur...@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet > >news:68d792d9-bc5c-4356-b8d9-713b8f2e933b@z41g2000yqz.googlegroups.com..=
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> >> 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 > > > Install Xp in VirtualBox? > > > /Henning > > Bochs, Virtualbox, QEMU, VMWare ... all can run > Windows in emulation under Linux ... Wine is also > a solution. >
A very big list is present in the below link- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines It contains GPL versions also. Lot of flavours :-(, But, which is the best freely available platform virtual machine ? Karthik Balaguru
karthikbalaguru wrote:

> > A very big list is present in the below link- > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines > It contains GPL versions also. > > Lot of flavours :-(, > But, which is the best freely available platform > virtual machine ? >
It all depends on your needs. For general use, I'd recommend Virtual Box. It's easy to install and use, cross-platform, pretty fast for most uses, has reasonably successful support for USB devices, and has useful guest drivers and additions. It is very close to "free" - most of it is available open source, and the even the closed-source bits are free cost. If you are using a Linux host, kvm is it the other main choice. It takes a bit more work (such as reading how-tos) to use it, but it is solid and flexible. It is a good choice for more serious work on a Linux host. QEMU is the choice if you are emulating different processors. Free versions of VMWare are a good choice if you need compatibility with existing VMWare virtual machines - otherwise you are better off with Virtual Box (the paid-for versions of WMWare have other features that might make them worth the cost). For DOS emulation, use DOSBOX. And for multiple linux virtual servers on a linux host, something like openvz is often a better choice, being so lightweight. So in summary, choose Virtual Box unless you have more specialist needs.
On Jan 5, 5:51=A0am, Kevin John Panzke <kevin.pan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 ? > > TRY DUAL BOOTING BETWEEN WINDOWS XP AND UBUNTU 9.10 USING WUBI.EXE! >
I have not tried wubi :-( If i use Wubi, should i need to restart windows whenever i want to enter into Linux ? I did some searches in internet, and got the below info - 'Ubuntu is installed within a file in the Windows file system (c:\ubuntu\disks\root.disk), as opposed to being installed within its own partition. This file is seen by Linux as a real hard disk. ' The above lines seem to convey that windows and linux co-exist because Ubuntu is installed within a file in the Windows File system. The above seem to convey that linux can be run just like any other application in windows by just clicking over the shortcut in windows . Do they co-exist ? But, I came across the below line that states that 'Wubi adds an entry to the Windows boot menu which allows the user to run Linux'. So, should i need to restart evertime to enter into linux ? Any ideas ? Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru
On Jan 24, 2:05=A0am, karthikbalaguru <karthikbalagur...@gmail.com>
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> On Jan 5, 5:51=A0am, Kevin John Panzke <kevin.pan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > 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 ? > > > TRY DUAL BOOTING BETWEEN WINDOWS XP AND UBUNTU 9.10 USING WUBI.EXE! > > I have not tried wubi :-( > > If i use Wubi, should i need to > restart windows whenever i > want to enter into Linux ? > > I did some searches in internet, > and got the below info - > 'Ubuntu is installed within a file > in the Windows file system > (c:\ubuntu\disks\root.disk), as > opposed to being installed > within its own partition. This file > is seen by Linux as a real hard disk. ' > > The above lines seem to convey > that windows and linux co-exist > because Ubuntu is installed within > a file in the Windows File system. > > The above seem to convey that > linux can be run just like any > other application in windows by > just clicking over the shortcut in > windows . Do they co-exist ? > > But, I came across the below line > that states that 'Wubi adds an > entry to the Windows boot menu > which allows the user to run Linux'. > > So, should i need to restart evertime > to enter into linux ? Any ideas ? >
Okay, i got some good links - http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wubi So, it seems that i need to reboot to switch to linux :-( :-( Wubi is a program that that allows you to install Ubuntu as a dual-boot by installing it as a huge file inside of Windows and then modifying the Windows boot loader to add an entry for Ubuntu. http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2007/06/22/wubi-dual-boot-windows-ubuntu-f= ree/ Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other application. If you heard about Linux and Ubuntu, if you wanted to try them without the fear of losing windows or data or partioning, then wubi seems to be the right choice. It does not provide co-existence of Windows and Linux at the same time :-( Karthik Balaguru