Comments on: How To Install Windows Vista In Ubuntu Gutsy Using VMware

By: jafar shahin

jafar shahin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:56:42 +0000

use virtual box
much better then vmware!
love virtual box

By: Pranesh

Pranesh — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:19:50 +0000

i installed the vmware as per the procedure stated above… but i could not find the VMWare Launch console in the System tools… As a result am not able to get into the workstation…

Kindly help me out…

Waiting for your response……..

Thanks in advance

Pranesh

By: Pranesh

Pranesh — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:42:30 +0000

hey boss… i installed the vmware as said, but i could not find the VMServer Console in the System tools in ubuntu 9.04.. can u help me out…

Waiting for your response………

Thanks in advance
Pranesh

By: Damien

Damien — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:01:46 +0000

I assume that you are dual booting your system to run both ubuntu and Vista.

If you boot into Ubuntu and wanted to access your Vista, the only way is to create a virtual machine with VMware or Virtualbox.

Alternatively, you can use wine to install those Windows software.

By: fared

fared — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:04:28 +0000

before this im useing windows vista..
now im full time on ubuntu when i install ubuntu on my windows vista…
i want to use windows to use some sofware that i cant use on ubuntu…

can i just instal vista without useing the vmware?

and just boot it with ubuntu in when i on my laptop?

By: Damien

Damien — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:12:27 +0000

You can use Gparted to wipe your Ubuntu off and format it into NTFS format. You should be able to install your Vista after that.

By: Kesha

Kesha — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:01:32 +0000

How do I completely removed Ubuntu? I just ordered a new computer and I thought that vista came with it, however Ubuntu is what I got. I am trying to install Vista but I keep getting an NTFS Format Error. It is telling me that it can not proceed with the install until a portion of the hard drive is partitioned this way. How do I do this?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:00:21 +0000

@Damien: Yes, this is what I meant. Thanks again.

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:52:13 +0000

@Jerry: You mean remove Windows from the VMware? Open your file manager (Nautilus in Ubuntu or Dolphin in Kubuntu), navigate to the folder where your virtual machine files are kept and delete the Windows Vista folder.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:44:23 +0000

Hi,

I have not tried this yet. Just to ask. If I wish to completely remove Windows, how can this be done?

Thanks.

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By: jafar shahin

jafar shahin — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:25:18 +0000

This is the best tutorial I have aver seen on the web. I have kubuntu 7.10 , just installed vmware server, Thanks a lot………..you rock

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:42:06 +0000

@David: Yes, it will work, provided you have a Vista installer DVD. I have not try it with backup copy and I think that there could be a chance that it can’t work.

By: David

David — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:29:21 +0000

right now, i am dual booting Ubuntu 7.10 with Vista Home Premium.
does this work if i am already dual booting vista and ubuntu?
i can burn backup vista DVDs, and then use those for the installation, but i dont want to have vista installed on my PC twice. I want to use ubuntu as my main OS. I just want to run Photoshop CS3 on ubuntu, but Wine can’t handle that, but since i have 3GB of RAM, i want to run Ps on vista on a virtual machine.
how does this play out?

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