Re: Finding W2K was Re: La Machine Est Morte, Vive La Machine!

[Paul Breeze paul.breeze@xxxxxxxx]

Further to that, I have successfully installed w2k and xp from CDs
(actually ISOs grabbed from CDs as Kari suggests -- its much faster)
without any problem.


Best wishes

Paul
Paul Breeze
On 22/07/2014 16:19, Kari Eveli wrote:
> Bill,
>
> ISOs are a great way to speed up processing when working with virtual
> machines, but there is nothing wrong with genuine CDs, and they do work
> as is. That said, it is a good idea to make an ISO out of a CD for
> speeding things up. I have installed my VBox W2K from a CD and added the
> MS updates the normal way. There is nothing very special about virtual
> machines, one should deal with them just as if they were the real thing.
> The virtual machine is your new computer, it should be set up just like
> one. Check the (virtual) hardware, configure it, if necessary, and have
> suitable drivers ready for it when installing. Nothing more, nothing less.
>
> I do not find a prepackaged ISO very appealing. You do not know exactly
> how they have been built.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
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> 22.7.2014 16:13, Bill Troop wrote:
> > In my experience, everyone who has tried to install a VM OS from a CD
> > has come close to success but ultimately failed. What works -- easily
> > -- are the commonly available ISOs. I am inclined to think that the
> > SCSI issue is a red herring that will disappear when you go to an ISO.