Re: Internet Explorer emulator?

Darrell Stec wrote:
But that is the whole point. They already purchased Windows once with the
machine, just like I did with mine.

That is not always the case. Also that is a Windows problem, so they
should solve that in a Windows group.

So yes Windows can be purchased but with a VM it gets bought twice.

No. I got Windows (Vista, I think) with my latetst portable and 3.1 with
my 386. I bought Win95 (first edition) and except these two systems,
none of them included any Windows.

But doesn't Windows have to be installed on the Linux partition or are you
saying that with a dual boot setup, a virtual machine talks to the Windows
partition from the Linux partition?

No. A virtual machine talks to nothing. There are some exceptions, like
the disc player if you so desire. What it does is it makes a file. This
file can be seen on your instalation as someting that is e.g. 8GB large.
You can not do anything with it.

When you start the virtal manager it emulates to be a computer that
starts up with its own bios and it own empty HD. This won't boot, just
as it won't boot when you have an empty PC.

You can then let it boot from floppy or cd/dvd (real or image) and
install the OS of your choice.

houghi
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Feeding on the power of our fear and the evil within us.
Incarnation of Satan's creation of all that we dread.
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