using the install data in the hidden partition to create a virtual machine

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
> I dual boot on a Dell machine which originally had Windows installed.  I now
> am running Unbuntu but still have the original Win XP partition.  The
> machine I have is rather old but with upgrades is still running well.  This
> gets to my question.
>
> I want to run a VBox machine with the original Win-XP OS.  I never received
> any Win-XP installation disks but I know that Dell puts OS install data in a
> small hidden partition.  I can see that partition with Unbuntu Linux so I
> know it is there.  Also, Windows activation is not going to be a problem
> because this was a Win-XP version before M$ had their crazy activation
> scheme.  The fact that this will be a rather old OS is not an issue because
> I am going to use it for legacy stuff.  Is there any way to use this for
> making a virtual machine?  If it can be used, how do I do it?

Perhaps:

http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/

may help.

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Lucio M. Nicolosi, Eng.
Open Source Implementation
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