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XP on Ubuntu9.04 help me out....

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siddharthmakwana
siddharthmakwana Original post #1
Oct 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
hi friends...
i have heard that one can run any OS on an host OS through virtualization....:neutral:
i have HP520 laptop centino duo 1.6 Ghz 2GB RAM 80 GB HDD and had install Ubuntu 9.04 and Xp...
now i m willing to run xp in side ubuntu as i love working under Linux...:razz:
what r the requirements ...?
n from where should i start....?

thank you...
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #2
Oct 15, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Install virtualbox in ubuntu *www.virtualbox.org/

Create a virtual machine.

Create a virtual HDD

Install XP.....!!
thewisecrab
thewisecrab #3
Oct 19, 2009 at 8:47 PM
VirtualBox, VMware are your options, though I prefer VirtualBox :)