On 05/05/2014 01:08 PM, John Andersen pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On 5/5/2014 6:47 AM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
Run Windows in a VM and get rid of the headaches or run linux in a VM in your windows install.
A LOT to be said for this approach, I haven't found dual booting to be a satisfactory solution for over 10 years.
Still there is a problem if you want a linux machine on which you occasionally need windows. Your existing Certificate of Authenticity will probably NOT work when you install windows in a Virtual machine.
I have never had this issue with running M$W in a VM. I always used the COA that was on the machine. As far as I am concerned if windows is running in a VM on the metal it came on it is legal.
Especially true of OEM installed Windows. So you are probably stuck with Linux guest in a Windows Virtual machine. Which works well with Vmware, but not so well with Microsoft's Virtual Machine package.
My day job gives me access to MSDN subscription from which I can get legitimate (paid for) licenses of windows to install in VMs running on top of Linux, which is the best solution if you still have to run windows.
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