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JJW009
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As per the subject, I need to run a Linux VM on a W2K server. It seems this isn't as trivial as I expected, because all the usual options require XP or newer...
Upgrading the existing server OS is not an option. Virtualising the existing server is not an option.
Anyone know a way that will work?
Thanks.
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JJW009
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Yep, even 1.6 requires XP or above. Thanks anyway  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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John_Vella
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What about VirtualBox? Or VM Ware?
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JJW009
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They both require XP or more recent as the host OS.
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MrStevenRogers
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would it be of use if you ran a linux distro via a virtual cd
so it would run as a live cd but from within the w2k os ...
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JJW009
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Hmm, I'm checking the options now. I've found Wubi and Qemo but I'm not sure how the networking side of things is going to work. I'll let you know when I've had a play.
Thanks
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JJW009
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OK I misunderstood what Wubi was about. I read it as "run Ubuntu inside your Windows installation" - but it just seems to be an installer for dual-booting. Not managed to get anywhere with Qemu because their website's been down most of the day, and most other sites referencing the Windows version seem to have "obsolete" stamped on them. I'm not sure it would be efficient enough anyway  Can't find any other way of running a live cd "inside" w2k. Looks like I'm going to be using Cygwin again, which leaves me with a networking nightmare of trying to convince some apps to use a different default gateway to the rest of the system. I'm not sure that's even possible? Or I could continue to run the whole shooting match over my ADSL line, which is mad when I need more bandwidth and there's still plenty of space on our faithful old server in Telehouse with a 100Meg link  Aaaargggg...  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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JJW009
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OK case closed - KindaWobbly politely pointed out that I should be looking at VMware server rather than VMware player. It's installed and running now. I feel very silly   _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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John_Vella
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MrStevenRogers
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glad you got it sorted ...
the program for running virtual cd's from within the OS is an old program called 'virtual cd'
i still have a copy that will run on 9x/w2k ...
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