Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3073 mails)

[Ken Jennings <ken_jennings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 2008-01-02 21:58, Robert Smits wrote:
> On my laptop, I currently have a dual boot Windows/OpenSuse 10.3 setup. I
> have installed VMWare Server.
>
> This laptop is a Compaq X1000, and comes with a hidden partition and XP
> Home install disks.
>
> I'd like to get rid of the XP and hidden partitions, and just have XP
> installed in VMWare.
>
> The question is whether I can just copy my whole XP partition or do I need
> to install XP Home in the VMWare Server. Are there other issues caused by
> this configuration I should be aware of?

After adding dual boot with suse I tried to make the natively installed 
Windows XP on a Dell 4700C function with VMware.  I could never get it any 
farther with VMware than a BSOD in the middle of booting XP.  I'm sure 
there's someone else who managed to successsfully run a native install given 
the right set of hardware or phase of the moon or what not.  I couldn't.  
WinXP worked much better installing it under VMWare.
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