"Hidden" drives

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chejose
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"Hidden" drives

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When I attempt to install windows XP on an Ubuntu host, I get to the part to where it asks where XP should be installed. But the only choice it gives me is the partition where Ubuntu is installed. I have C: and a D: partitions, both formated with win32, but they do not show up.

I would like to install XP in either of them, but how to make them visible?

Thanks, José
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Post by TerryE »

look up createrawvmdk in the UG and in the forum for discussions on how to do this.
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chejose
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Post by chejose »

Many thanks for your answer.

I looked at the suggestions you gave, and at various references, including ones I found on
Google.

But I am afraid that I am too new to this to understand how to do what must be done. It looks too easy to make a mess of things.

So I guess I will have to put the matter on the shelf for now.

But thanks anyway.

José
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