[Mageia-discuss] virtualisation, linux host m$ guest

[James Kerr]

On 28/07/2011 11:14, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
> 2011/7/28 e-letter<inpost at gmail.com>:
>> Readers,
>>
>> Now, the computer is using windows xp professional with the hard disk
>> formatted to two drives, c:/ and d:/.
>>
>> Presumably d:/ can be used to install linux. If virtualisation is to
>> be used (e.g. virtualbox?), for linux as the host, will a windows
>> security key be required (not available), or can the existing m$
>> software in c:/ be used?
>
> A virtual machine is a machine by itself and needs an operating system
> by itself.
> As for the registration key of windows I have no clue, I'm not running
> windows (except on small partitions on purchased computers).
>

To install Windows in a VM, you need a product key.

It may be possible to migrate an existing Windows installation to a VM, 
but it's not simple:

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows

Jim