XP inside 10.04

[Dave Woyciesjes]

On 07/30/2010 09:10 AM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Bob Hickey wrote:
>> I need XP for my Kodak printer and Canon camera, but XP doesn't play
>> well with others. I read there's a way to install XP inside my 10.04
>> and possibly gain some reliability. Anybody know how? Thanx a lot;
>
> You could install virtualbox and then install XP inside a virtual
> machine. As your printer and camera probably are connected via USB, you
> would need the PUEL version which you can download from [1]. If you want
> to share your printer with the Ubuntu host, you should probably select
> bridge mode networking (not the default NAT) for the network interface
> of the virtual machine.
>
>
> Nils
>
> [1]<http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads>
>

	Alternatively, you can add the Virtualbox repository to Synaptic. That 
same link above has the lines you need to add, and their public key.

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