In this situation your likely better off with with vmware oe virtual box on windows with a linux vm everything I know need to alter the hdd either with wubi or dual boot Not sure how wubi and vm ware will work in your situation On 11/9/09, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: > Virtual hello to everyone :) > > I have done SOME research about this and I believe it can be achieved by > "profiles". > > > The environment: > I am running a windoze (XP) laptop as a client of a Windomain. > I have admin access to the laptop but not to the domain. > I have to respect some seriously restrictive policies, for example: I am not > allowed to repartition the HD. > > > The challenge: > I want to be able to boot the laptop native in windoze, and I want to be > able to boot it from a USB drive in Linux and run the same XP machine > virtual over its native partition, all this with no noticeable modifications > to the Registry (or better NO modifications to the Registry) unless it is > something that I can bill as harmless and understandable (like a "profile"). > > Can it be done? > > I also want the reverse, to boot windoze and run Linux virtual over its own > partition, but that one is trivial... :) > Thanks! > ET > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Sent from my mobile device A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss