Re: Running WindowsXP on debian

[Sjoerd Hardeman <sjoerd@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl>]

Mathieu Malaterre schreef:
> Hi there,
>
>   I need to run a WindowsXP system for software compilation using M$
> compiler (don't ask). Right now wine is not a solution (*). I cannot
> run a solution based on kvm extension as non of the computer I have
> access to have it. So AFAIK I only have two solution: qemu and XEN.
> Could anyone please suggest a solution (I only need to install Visual
> Studio and run cl/nmake). As a side note all documentation on XEN I
> found out seems really old, so a link to up to date documentation for
> debian lenny/squeeze would be very appreciated.
You can run Win XP in Virtualbox. It is simple to set up and, once 
installed, runs in user space. I think it is far simpler than using the 
qemu or XEN solutions, which are actually meant for running virtual 
servers on a small host os.

Sjoerd

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