VirtualBox Windows 10 64 bit question
Phil
phillor9 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 10 20:54:13 UTC 2021
On 10/11/21 21:47, Liam Proven wrote:
> Pick the VM's virtual optical drive, browse to an ISO file, use it.
> Job done. 10× quicker, 10× easier.
>
Modern laptops don't have optical drives and I'm not sure that the
ThinkPad T-420 will read dual layer DVDs but I will check if this is so.
What then, install from the internal hard disk?
> Download ISO, point VM at it, and you'll be installed in 5min.
Five minutes! I attempted to install Windows from the iso file on the
internal SSD twice yesterday. A total of six hours and the installation
never finished! It starts off well and starts going haywire somewhere
after I confirm my account details. The installer displays a message
that reads "something went wrong" and then displays a retry button and
sometimes a skip button. I'm then left with the very familiar spinning
dots and text that reads "just a moment".
The iso file is the same one that I used to create a bootable USB drive
which does boot and install Windows correctly (not on VirtualBox).
>
> Don't waste time writing ISOs to media.
Just select the hard drive in "settings" where the iso file resides?
That's what I did. I've just about used all of my monthly Internet
allowance and I'm reluctant to waste the last of it on this project
unless success is assured.
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Regards,
Phil
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