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by techrepublic

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I want to use a program like Virtual PC to create a new install of Windows Vista, and then use that virtual setup as my "real" set up and boot into it. Is there any way to do this?

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-Michael

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by stevehancock

You could certainly do this, and make VirtualPC load on boot, maximised with a particular image (ie of your Windows Vista)

You would need to make sure your base operating system auto logged in so you wouldn't see it.

There are however some gotchas with this path.

Base operating system that hosts the Virtual PC box would need to be something and that something would need to be stable and secure.

If you can get Vista to run in something like VirtualBox or VMWare then you could possibly run your Vista inside VBox or VMWare on top of a minimal Linux install, like a stripped down Ubuntu install or something similarly easy to configure.

Perhaps if you let us know a little more about why you want to do this and what outcome you expect by running a virtual desktop of Vista.

by techrepublic

I'm currently running Vista now, and as happens with windows, I'm coming up on the point where I'm needing a fresh install. I wanted to set up my new install from the "comfort" of my current desktop. It would be much easier to ensure I had all the right file associations and program settings if I could have them right next to each other. I would want to turn this virtual PC into a real bootable PC, without having to run an OS under it. I just wanted to know if such programs existed to allow me to do this.

-Michael

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