Re: Next step with w2k iso

[Paul Lagasse pglagasse@xxxxxxxx]

It's the CD "drive." When you select the ISO, it is mounted as if it
were a CD in your "CD drive" -- after installation, you have to return
to the location in Settings where you mounted it, or click on the CD
icon on the toolbar on the bottom of the Vbox machine window, and choose
to remove the "disk" -- or else the CD will boot on rebooting the VM.


On 07/25/2014 09:35 AM, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> Thanks, Paul, but I don't understand: you say no CD but at the end
> you say remove ISO from "the drive." If that's not the CD/DVD
> drive, then do you mean delete the file from the hard drive, or
> what?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Lagasse
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 7:27 AM
> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Next step with w2k iso
>
> No CD nec. ISO is faster. This is what I see in Vbox in Linux, but
> can't imagine it's hugely different in Win.
>
> 1. I created a new machine, accepted recommended memory, created
> virtual HD (I created a VDMK - VMware - HD in Vbox to at least
> ?potentially?
> enhance portability), and set a fixed size of 4 GB -- fixed to
> enhance speed.
>
> 2. Once created, in Settings dialog for the highlighted machine,
> navigate to Storage (left pane), select empty CD controller
> (Storage tree, mid-pane), under CD drive (right pane, CD icon)
> choose "Choose a virtual...," and navigate to and select your ISO
> -- then launch and install after checking other settings to be
> sure that they make sense -- boot order under System settings
> should be correct.
>
> Be sure to remove the ISO from the drive after installation.
>
> Paul Lagasse
> On 07/25/2014 02:00 AM, Harry Binswanger wrote:
> > Well, you actually answered my question: the next step, I take
> it, is
> > to burn a CD from the ISO. Is that right?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Troop
> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 7:06 PM
> > To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Next step with w2k iso
> >
> > Harry, I wish I had done my step-by-step, but I haven't, and
> can't
> > right now. But basically, under CD/DVD drive, just point it to
> your
> > ISO file and install. Should be straightforward. Let me know if
> any
> > problems, can troubleshoot over the weekend. - - B
> >
> > At 24/07/2014 22:48, you wrote:
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > Excuse the fear-motivated question, but now that I have the iso
> > for
> > > Win2K, how do I proceed? I take it that I need to install it as
> a
> > > virtual machine on 64-bit version of my Win 7. Is that right?
> > What is
> > > my next step?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Harry