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[Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeffrey,

On Thursday 23 June 2005 21:09, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
> Quoting Dave Barton <bmcs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> ....
>
> > Are you:
> > (a) trying to set up a VM for an existing W2K partition (ie. a dual
> > boot machine)?
> > or
> > (b) ...
> >
> > If your considering (a) I would advise against it. From first hand
> > experience, you are very likely to screw up the existing W2K
> > install and grub will certainly puke (don't know about lilo).
>
> a)
>
> I am using GRUB and it does puke.  I see "GRUB" on a text screen and
> nothing more happens.  I have done this with previous versions of
> VMware and SuSE, but I may have been using LILO then.

I don't have any particular experience with this. I performed a new 
installation of WindowsXP and the bootloader was set up properly for 
the raw disk.

I have only a vague recollection of this, but there are one or two 
commands in Windows for repairing boot sectors. One name I remember is 
CHECKMBR. Look into it on the Web.


> > (b) is a possibility, but create the partition for your VM, before
> > you start the New VM wizard.
> >
> > HTH
> > Dave
>
> I have just one day left on the eval license and am trying to find
> out if it will work.  It works fine with a virtual disk.  So far at
> least.

Well, overall I think VMWare 5 works quite well. Whether you can resolve 
this issue before the license expires, I don't know.

If you call VMWare and explain your situation to a sales rep, they might 
extend your trial license or give you a new one. (They offered to do so 
for me when the 5.0 packages had to be back-ordered due to unexpected 
demand.)

Overall, VMWare is very responsive, both from the tech support side and 
the sales side. They ought to be, for the bucks they get for their 
product!


> Thanks,
>   Jeffrey


Randall Schulz