[TriLUG] rdesktop any good?

[Owen]

If you manage to get this working, burn the vm image to a CD or DVD
before proceeding. The easiest recovery in case a drive goes bad or
something. I speak from experience ... bad experience.

Owen

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:54:22PM -0400, Ron Joffe wrote:
> The easiest way to do this is to load your original machine with it's original 
> windows (or not blow it away as soon as you get it home). Then utilize 
> vmware's converter software to image that machine. Then you have a fully 
> working vm, although it might require re-activation, it should be good to go.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 19 March 2008 11:21, Christopher L Merrill wrote:
> > Warren Myers wrote:
> > > If you have an XP install currently you should already have the license
> > > for it. So, if you run linux but want to put XP in your VM, you could use
> > > the license for the copy you're currently running, and then stop using
> > > the old install.
> >
> > Yeah, in theory that works.  I haven't had much luck getting Windows to
> > install in a VM from an OEM disk...have you?  I know using the OEM serial
> > number on a retail install disk doesn't work.
> >
> > Perhaps this side-topic be taken off-list?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
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