Re: [Xen-users] problem with windowsXP

[Lars Adiels <Lars@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Henning Sprang skrev:

> Lars Adiels wrote:
>  
>
> > > Strange. Did you do a full install, or are you just trying to boot an
> > > already installed system with xen?
> > >      
> > In short I dd a windows install disk to XP.iso 
> >    
> I realize my question wasn't clear, so the answer isn't what I wanted to
> know - sorry.
>
> I mean, was it previously an install that was on real hardware before?
> Then forget it.
> Windows is not so smart to be able to deal with changing hardware so
> nicely. It sometimes can handle single device changes, but not the
> complete hardware it runs on. And that's basically what you do there
No it was a clean install from the dd copy of the windows distro
I only pointed out that I have tryed the very same on the hardware
also
/Lars

> .
>
> Finally that's what I found out p2v tools must be mainly useful for
> after discussing a while about their use and need...
>
> Better do a new install, or, look for those shiny tools. I have no
> experience with them, I'd rather reinstall whenever possible.
>
> Henning
>
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