vb and bootcamp - preinstall questions

[BabaG]

potential new user here and i just wanted to look into a few things
before jumping in and doing something dumb to my current installations.

is there a step by step guide that addresses those of us who've been
working with windows already installed on bootcamp partition? what
can i expect in installation procedure in this scenario?

will vb recognize the current bootcamp installation?
will i be asked to reactivate windows?

i'm running refit to offer myself bootup options. how will installing vb
and a virtual machine affect this?

are vm's basically files on the hard drive? if so, can they be put onto
any partition?

my specs are below but i'm also interested in knowing how vb might
work on a tiger (10.4.11) installation. windows is not yet installed on
that machine.

thanks,
BabaG

osx 10.5.5
macpro 2 x 2.8ghz intel xeon
2gb 800mhz ddr2 fb-dimm

[JimBushWhack]

There are several threads in this discussion group pertaining to doing what you want to do. Basically, it does not work. Here is one link:

http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic. ... mbushwhack

There is also a ticket written up on it as well:

http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/1461