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Windows installation is stuck at initial loading screen
My Windows installation on VirtualBox is stuck on the initial setup screen. I checked that virtualization is enabled and the ISO image works fine in Hyper-V VMs on the same machine. I googled some ...
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Windows 7 virtual machine on Windows 10, unsafe?
If you set up a virtual machine with Windows 7 running, on a Windows 10 host, and do not connect the VM to the Internet, is there still a security risk?
More specifically, if I have 2 networks ...
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Install a virtual Windows 7 on Windows XP machine - is it possible?
Is it possible to achieve? I have a Pentium Dual-Core CPU E5200 2.50GHz, 2.00 Gb RAM computer with Windows XP installed. Most of the information on virtual machines I found deals with Windows XP being ...
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What might cause "subst" to say "Invalid Parameter - D:"?
I have some virtual Windows-7 machines, referring to a D:-drive.
This D:-drive seems to be configured as a drive mapping, as can be seen in the result of the subst command:
Prompt>subst
D:\: => ...
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Replace "CopyFileFromGuestToHost" and "runProgramInGuest" by xcopy and simple execution, what can I expect
My company is working with virtual machines. Those are managed, using a central host who connects to different virtual machines (using ESX virtual machines handling technology).
One of those virtual ...
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Is it possible to create my new Windows 7 install inside VirtualBox VM then migrate it onto my hard drive?
I need to reinstall windows 7 but I want to see if I can create the new install inside virtualbox and install some programs and throw my drivers in a folder, then boot ghost or something similar to ...
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Error with VMware Player on Windows 7 - Virtual system won´t start
my OS is Windows 7 64bit and I have installed VMware Workstation Player 12.1.1-3770994.
I never had problems with it, every time I started the virtual machine it worked without any problems.
But since ...
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VMware Windows 7 corrupted, need to recover my files
I installed a Windows 7 operating system on VMware virtual machine and my host computer is running Windows 10. My Windows 7 operating system of virtual machine is corrupted and I need to recover some ...
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Swapping from Windows 7 to Ubuntu (host) and Windows 7 VM on same hardware
This may have been asked elsewhere, but it always seems to be unclear about whether they are staying on exactly the same physical hardware.
I have Windows 7 32bit with lots of programs installed (inc ...
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VT-x is being used by another hypervisor
I am trying to set up a virtual machine using Virtualbox:
Host OS: Windows 7
Guest OS: Ubuntu
Virtualbox version: 5.0.10
Processor: Core i7-5600U
But when I try to start the VM I got the following ...
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How do I virtualize a physical machine, and be able to put the image back on the real machine?
Can I convert a physical machine running Windows (XP, 7, etc) to an exact copy virtual machine, make modifications on it and be able to put it back on the physical machine if I need it?
The OP adds ...
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Virtual Machine to run 32-bit Windows?
I'm trying to run an old game, and oddly the expansion packs to the game only install on 32-bit Windows. I have 64-bit Windows 7, and it won't even let me attempt to install them. If I install a 32-...
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"Borrow Computer"/"Log in to VM" button on Windows Login screen?
My last two workplaces have had a button on the Windows 7 login screen marked "Borrow" or "Use Another Computer". This button allows any user to connect either to their own desktop machine, or to a ...
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Non-persistence in Windows 7
I have a spare Windows 7 license, and would like to set up a small VM for use as a Jenkins slave.
As things can go wrong on build systems, and I'd like to avoid cruft building up in the system, I'd ...
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Oracle Virtual Box current version no option for Win8.1
I'm trying to install the Win10 64Bit technical preview in VirtualBox VM, but I keep getting errors. While digging into this I found online many suggestions to set the Windows version of the VM to "...
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