Re: [LUG] Was Re: VirtualBox stupidness..

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/04/10 13:50, tom wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
> > On 14/04/10 10:31, Neil Stone wrote:
> > > ok, so I've been toying with VirtualBox for a while now..
> > >
> > > I have Windows XP running (greased lightning I hasten to add) inside
> > > VB..
> > >
> > > I ran out of disk space..(oops)
> > >
> > > VB paused the XP system 'till I free some space.. spot the issue..
> > >
> > > need it running to free the space to get it running to free the space to
> > > get it running..
> > >
> > > Ideas on a postcard to the usual address..
> > >
> > > Neil
> >
> > Is it the space in the virtual disk which has run out, or space on
> > your drive which contains the virtual disk image? (vdi file?)
> >
> > I've had the same with VMWare before, with a similar result, I wanted
> > to move the vmdk disk image files to another partition but it wouldn't
> > let me, well not unless I told it to ignore the issue (but I found it
> > popped up with a message about low disk space again).
> >
> > Rob
> Does anyone know if I can boot an already existing windows setup within
> VB - all the ones I've looked at tell me how to install a new setup but
> I just want to pop up windows as is for a mo...
> Tom te tom te tom

Yep, I kind of managed it although I think the Windows installation I 
used was borked.

This might help...

http://tinyurl.com/38pzej

Rob


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