VirtualBox Ubuntu host with existing Vista

[Tom Buskey]

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) <
greg at freephile.com> wrote:

> I'm new to virtualization, and want to find a solution to run my
> existing (from the factory) installation of Windows Vista as a guest
> in my Ubuntu host.  I have Ubuntu installed.
>
> I basically want to run Ubuntu (Jaunty Jackalope) as the VirtualBox
> host, and be able to seamlessly run Windows Vista as a guest -- using
> the pre-installed OS.  I have the install media, but I don't want to
> go through the bother to re-install and re-partition if not necessary.
>
> It looks like VirtualBox is a good solution for free and open source
> virtualization.  It also looks like it supports using what they call


VirtualBox works well on Linux.  I've found it easier then VMware
Workstation or Server.
I'm running 2 guests, headless on my Fedora box.


>
> 'raw access' to the existing disk.


Raw access is a mixed bag.  I've found it's better to avoid,  You would
probably need to reinstall anyways.


>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html#rawdisk  It seems
> like one important part is to setup a second hardware profile (in
> Vista), however it also seems that hardware profiles are only
> supported in XP, not Vista.  I'm wondering if anyone has had success
> doing this, and has any pointers to offer.  I've seen threads like
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=984437&highlight=vista+virtualbox&page=6
> and language like "Remove anything not necessary, some trial and error
> may be required if you are not sure what you need" makes me leary to
> try it.
>
>
>
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