create a boot-able disk from an iso file

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
> On 01/10/2011 02:32 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Bill Stanley<bstanle at wowway.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On 01/10/2011 01:23 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>>>>
>>>> (And by the way, beware possible embedded bugs, virus or malware)
>>>
>>> The warning is appreciated!  Since the VM is for personal work only I'm
>>> not
>>> too worried about any data I might have on it.  If I get a virus on it, I
>>> plan to do a reinstall of the guest after trying to revert to an earlier
>>> state (Via snapshot). By the way, is it possible for a virus infesting a
>>> guest VM to get out of the VM and affect the Ubuntu host?
>>
>> (I believe) It is unlikely (host Linux guest Win), but it could infest
>> other Win stations on a network or even compromise your personal data.
>> It is just an opinion since nowadays I seldon use Win and probably
>> became (too much) careless and uninformed about virus matters.
>
> Amen to that!  Since the laptop is for home use only and there is no
> network, a virus spreading to other Win computers is not a concern
>
> Bill Stanley
>



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