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  1. Mar 27th, 2004, 06:30 PM #1
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    Linux On Microsoft Virtual PC?

    I am a linux noob. I have played around for a few hours in Mandrake 9 but had too much on my plate when it came time to reinstall XP i just wiped everthing.

    I was wondering if it would be easier to Run linux on Virtual PC than installing it for dual booting with windows xp.

    Sys Specs:
    AMD Athlon 1700+ XP
    ECS K7S5A (mb)
    WD 120gig hd w/ 8mb buffer
    512 DDR 2100 ram

    Would any distros be better for this?
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  2. Mar 27th, 2004, 07:15 PM #2
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    Very easy. Simply startup a new virtual machine and set the ram to what you think it needs and boot it up. Microsoft doesn't support running it but it still works.
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  3. Mar 29th, 2004, 08:02 AM #3
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    I have problems getting Xserver to start up with Mandrake 9 under Virtual 2004, so right now i'm stuck with textual linux ()

    Anyway... I'm going to try to reinstall it, see if it configures properly.
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