Gutsy Host + Vista raw-disk guest

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dougs
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Gutsy Host + Vista raw-disk guest

Post by dougs »

Would like to run my Vista 64bit partition from within Gutsy. Any good how-to's that cover issues and hazards?

I've been reading the Manual, and have read through section 9.9 closely. I also have read through this article:
http://blarts.wordpress.com/category/virtualbox/

However, I'm hesitant to move forward because of Vista challenges around hardware profiles and potential problems with booting natively into Vista after I've finished with using VirtualBox.
Sasquatch
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Post by Sasquatch »

You run Vista 64, are you sure that would run in VB? As far as I know, VB doesn't support a 64 bit OS guest.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

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stefan.becker
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Post by stefan.becker »

No 64 Bit Guests at this Moment!
rumanfruit
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Post by rumanfruit »

But other than the 64bit support problem, what's the deal with hardware profiles and vista? I'm in the same situation except i have a 32bit host. Would it create a huge mess switching back and forth between virtual and native environment?
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