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dids22

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Registered: 2007-01-02

Posts: 251

there is a way to load windows on linux?

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Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

Posts: 5,986

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Re: there is a way to load windows on linux?

virtual machines... search google for qemu, xen virtual machine, vmware. That allows you to run Windows inside Linux in emulation mode... can be slow.

If you want to be able to boot into either windows or linux, but not at the same time, search google for 'dual boot'.

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somairotevoli

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Registered: 2006-05-23

Posts: 335

Re: there is a way to load windows on linux?

Also check out wine if you just need to run windows programs. http://appdb.winehq.org/

paulr

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Registered: 2007-03-23

Posts: 59

Re: there is a way to load windows on linux?

What do you actually want to do ?

Run Windows itself inside Linux ; QEmu and VMWare
Run Games ; Cedega, Wine
Run Applications ; Crossover, Wine

If you want to run a specific app there may be an O/S alternative.

Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

Posts: 5,930

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Re: there is a way to load windows on linux?

Virtualbox... is another one to look at...

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billy

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From: Slovenia

Registered: 2006-09-13

Posts: 164

Re: there is a way to load windows on linux?

you can try kvm (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) if you have a new a processor supporting hardware virtualization: http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki

but for me it runs slower than normal qemu and i don't know why .

Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Re: there is a way to load windows on linux?

I believe there's also win4lin although I never used it..

Virtual Machines:  vmware workstation, qmeu
Emulation/Win apps inside Linux:  wine, winetools, crossover office