Comments on: 15 minutes to using your existing Windows install & apps in Ubuntu http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/ Business, design and Open Source Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:16:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Pain http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2846 Pain Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:14:43 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2846 Thanx... worked almost like a charm in Ubuntu hardy, only problem really was the installation of the wmware server, but that worked out by installing some vmware-any-any upgrade... =) Thanx… worked almost like a charm in Ubuntu hardy, only problem really was the installation of the wmware server, but that worked out by installing some vmware-any-any upgrade…

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]]> By: Josef http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2839 Josef Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:20:12 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2839 Ive had the same problem as Dave, stuntman and David: "The partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. "-error. Im running "Boot Camp partion" on vmware fusion on mac.. I got it working simply by quitting vmware, deleting the actual file (the one stated in the error msg). Starting vmware again, choosing the "Boot Camp partition" in the vm-list, and hitting the "settings"-button. Then vmware rebuilded the vm-file! No more partition-changed-error. Works nicely now.. Ive had the same problem as Dave, stuntman and David: “The partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. “-error.

Im running “Boot Camp partion” on vmware fusion on mac..

I got it working simply by quitting vmware, deleting the actual file (the one stated in the error msg). Starting vmware again, choosing the “Boot Camp partition” in the vm-list, and hitting the “settings”-button. Then vmware rebuilded the vm-file! No more partition-changed-error. Works nicely now..

]]> By: Gilles http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2760 Gilles Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:24:44 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2760 I don't know why Windows won't detect the keyboard and mouse for some people. It seems it isn't doing device enumeration/detection. There is a solution here, by setting up autologin and forcing Windows to redetect hardware: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/56658 I don’t know why Windows won’t detect the keyboard and mouse for some people. It seems it isn’t doing device enumeration/detection.

There is a solution here, by setting up autologin and forcing Windows to redetect hardware:
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/56658

]]> By: Andy http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2603 Andy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:07:17 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2603 I have the same issue as some of the posts. I can get to the login screen fine, but then my keyboard and mouse doesn't work. Has anyone found a fix? I have the same issue as some of the posts. I can get to the login screen fine, but then my keyboard and mouse doesn’t work. Has anyone found a fix?

]]> By: Anake http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2597 Anake Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:23:24 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2597 Thank for a tips. i have boot to xp is ok but Mouse and Keyboard is not responed. Why? Thank for a tips.
i have boot to xp is ok but Mouse and Keyboard is not responed. Why?

]]> By: Angel http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2588 Angel Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:59:49 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2588 Hi, same happens than to Martin Lentink, I can choose windows xp from grub menu, but it says "read disk error", and tells to press Ctl+Alt+Supr to restart .... native windows boots up correctly ... HELPPP!!! Hi, same happens than to Martin Lentink, I can choose windows xp from
grub menu, but it says “read disk error”, and tells to press Ctl+Alt+Supr
to restart …. native windows boots up correctly … HELPPP!!!

]]> By: Pelusa http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2585 Pelusa Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:39:28 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2585 @CrowdOfOne from August 14th Does your suggestion mean reboot with repair XP CD inside VMware? I do not want to screw up my physical dual boot grub, just the virtual boot. With this guide here I was able to get it run, though I cannot detect my PCI card (as indicated on the VMware webpage). I would still use Windows most of the time in linux and am sure at some point I miss the grub choice and will boot into linux and screw everything up, so the virtual boot should only be into windows if possible. Cheers @CrowdOfOne from August 14th
Does your suggestion mean reboot with repair XP CD inside VMware? I do not want to screw up my physical dual boot grub, just the virtual boot. With this guide here I was able to get it run, though I cannot detect my PCI card (as indicated on the VMware webpage). I would still use Windows most of the time in linux and am sure at some point I miss the grub choice and will boot into linux and screw everything up, so the virtual boot should only be into windows if possible.
Cheers

]]> By: No One http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2582 No One Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:11:26 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2582 I found a solution to the issue that several have posted about having Windows on one disk and Linux on the other. Follow the directions above, but only choose the Windows disk. Later, in the server console, go to the "VM" menu, then "Settings". From here you can add the Linux disk device. Now all I've got to figure out is how to replace the Grub menu with some other option that boots directly into Windows. I found a solution to the issue that several have posted about having Windows on one disk and Linux on the other. Follow the directions above, but only choose the Windows disk. Later, in the server console, go to the “VM” menu, then “Settings”. From here you can add the Linux disk device. Now all I’ve got to figure out is how to replace the Grub menu with some other option that boots directly into Windows.

]]> By: hector http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2580 hector Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:31:39 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2580 I found this regarding product activation in VMware site: Known Issues Product Activation The Microsoft Windows XP product activation feature creates a numerical key based on the virtual hardware in the virtual machine where it is installed. Changes in the configuration of the virtual machine might require you to reactivate the operating system. There are some steps you can take to minimize the number of significant changes. - Set the final memory size for your virtual machine before you activate Windows XP. When you cross certain thresholds—approximately 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB—the product activation feature sees the changes as significant. Note: The size reported to the Windows product activation feature is slightly less than the actual amount configured for the virtual machine. For example, 128MB is interpreted as falling in the 64MB–127MB range. - Install VMware Tools before you activate Windows XP. When the SVGA driver in the VMware Tools package is installed, it activates features in the virtual graphics adapter that make it appear to Windows XP as a new graphics adapter. - If you want to experiment with any other aspects of the virtual machine configuration, do so before activating Windows XP. Keep in mind that you have 30 days for experimentation before you have to activate the operating system. For more details on Windows XP product activation, see the Microsoft Web site. I found this regarding product activation in VMware site:

Known Issues
Product Activation
The Microsoft Windows XP product activation feature creates a numerical key based on the virtual hardware in the virtual machine where it is installed. Changes in the configuration of the virtual machine might require you to reactivate the operating system. There are some steps you can take to minimize the number of significant changes.

- Set the final memory size for your virtual machine before you activate Windows XP. When you cross certain thresholds—approximately 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB—the product activation feature sees the changes as significant.

Note: The size reported to the Windows product activation feature is slightly less than the actual amount configured for the virtual machine. For example, 128MB is interpreted as falling in the 64MB–127MB range.

- Install VMware Tools before you activate Windows XP. When the SVGA driver in the VMware Tools package is installed, it activates features in the virtual graphics adapter that make it appear to Windows XP as a new graphics adapter.

- If you want to experiment with any other aspects of the virtual machine configuration, do so before activating Windows XP. Keep in mind that you have 30 days for experimentation before you have to activate the operating system.

For more details on Windows XP product activation, see the Microsoft Web site.

]]> By: avid_mass http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2576 avid_mass Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:02:16 +0000 http://www.venturecake.com/a-simple-guide-to-using-your-existing-windows-install-apps-in-ubuntu/#comment-2576 ah, nice ty now.. have you tried running your ubuntu install from your vmware in your windows install? :] ah, nice ty

now.. have you tried running your ubuntu install from your vmware in your windows install? :]

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