No. I would like to do that because I can’t seem to get the lenovo vista recovery disks to Install in vbox.
I have W2K and now win7 running as guests on a Linux host. I just had to set up a share to the vista part to try and install some software.
It is my understanding though that you can run a guest off of a physical part, but the margin for error is slim. If you don ‘t set it up right you can blow your parts away and lose data. I haven’t had the time or spare machine to experiment with that yet.
LOL. “but the margin for error is slim.”
Indeed. Been there, done that. It totally corrupts your Win install beyond belief if you make a mistake.
Even still, if you manage to get it working, and accidentally try to boot into it, it’s gone...forever! :)
Why don’t you look into this: Install your {Windows xx OS} and then make an ISO out of it, and then mount the ISO in a VB. I did that about 2 years ago with my Tablet PC, and it worked. I have, since, bought an OEM version, which has gotten me past the “check for BIOS ID” problem I was facing.
If you have a copy of Vista, or any Windows OS, that is locked to a certain brand of machine by way of BIOS ID, then you will have problems, always. There are scripts out “in the wild” that will overcome it, but, they are flaky, as well.
BTW, I still have 6 or 7 older machines that I put together out of used parts and sell for $60-$100. :O)