yes.... please, send me the ad. On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 11:07 AM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Agreed, use Virtualbox, get the windows 10/11 iso from microsoft's own > site, install windows in a VM just like you would another PC. I've been > doing this for ~20 years, as long as I've used linux as a full-time system, > and the only way to run windoze. > > This also comes with the advantage of being able to leverage Snapshots. > As soon as your clean windoze vm is installed, registered all shiny and > unmolested, create a Snapshot of your image. Should your Dad get infected > in any way, or even just suspects it, before any upgrade, anything dubious, > just restore to that Snapshot, and good as new again to a perfect state. > > I always get keys from gkeys24.com, win10 is like $7 bucks for a legit > key, win11 a bit more (but ew). I can forward you a latest ad, they tend > to hide windoze licenses from the main site to avoid microsoft's lawyers (I > assume). > > -mb > > > > On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 7:41 AM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Michael -- >> >> Yes, you can install Linux and then additionally install VirtualBox. From >> there you can download the Windows 10 ISO >> >> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO >> >> and then install it. Obviously, you'll need a valid license key to >> install. >> >> There was a thread here recently about cheap and reliable windows keys >> recently. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro >> >> On Tue, Jul 4, 2023, 04:21 Michael via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> My father is interested in Linux but he needs Windows. I HEARD that you >>> can d/l the windows ISO to usb and that it will install to the computer if >>> it originally came with windows. If that is true my question is: what about >>> if I were to install linux and then put windows into a virtual machine; >>> Could I do that? Where would I go to get the windows ISO? >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: