To Tux or not to Tux (VM's)

Keith Smith techlists at phpcoderusa.com
Thu Apr 21 17:21:03 MST 2016


It is OEM.  What is the solution for getting an image that I can run in 
VirtualBox?

On 2016-04-20 07:29, Stephen Partington wrote:
> depends on the version/edition of windows. Most OEM copies are not
> sold with licencing to be run on a VM but some Enterprise editions do
> allow for such things.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Keith Smith
> <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
> 
>> Question : I have several Dell desktops and several Dell laptops
>> that came with Windows. I've replaced almost all of them with
>> Linux. I do have a need for Windows on occasion. I do have
>> VirtualBox configured on my desktop and laptop. I'd like to install
>> Windows in a guest on VirtualBox. Can I use the OEM copy or do I
>> need to find an image some place on the net?
>> 
>> Thank you in advance.
>> 
>> On 2016-04-19 12:12, Wayne D wrote:
>> 
>> On 04/19/2016 10:15 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>> 
>> Use virtualbox with "seamless" mode, all the windoze apps run
>> windowed to be less annoying overall, and you can hide the disgrace
>> mostly of still using it. :)
>> 
>> 1 vote each for VirtualBox and QEMU
>> 
>> Pro's and Con's of each?
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