VMWare and Windows/Gentoo

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qxh · Post by **qxh** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:30 am

Hi All

I use Gentoo daily but I would also like to install Windows 7 should I need it. If I install Windows 7 through VMWare Workstation on Gentoo, is there any way to also add the Windows partition to grub and boot directly should I have a prob w/ Gentoo?

For example, if I install Windows to a partition, rather than to an image?

Any help appreciated...

Many thanks
Scott

Post by **NeddySeagoon** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:21 pm

qxh,

Proabably not. Its one or the other.

You would effectively be changing the hardware that windows will be operating on. It won't like that any more than linux.
VMware provides a whole emulated hardware platform for the guest.

forkboy · Post by **forkboy** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:26 pm

With windows XP you could do it by using hardware profiles, don't think you can with 7.

ppurka · Post by **ppurka** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:47 am

forkboy wrote:With windows XP you could do it by using hardware profiles, don't think you can with 7.

Problem is not with profiles. Problem is with activation every time you switch.