[PLUG] Migrating Win 10 on new machine to VirtualBox

Tue Aug 15 02:37:45 UTC 2017

You might need to install a file system to read the drive. Type the
following into your terminal:

sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse exfat-utils

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 7:26 PM, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So far I have written a recovery USB and downloaded the 16.04.3 iso.  Win
> 10 lists all the files on the recovery USB, but neither of my Ubuntu
> machines even acknowledge I plugged them in. ??  Not that it matters--I can
> download a Win 10 ISO and use it when I get to the point of installing Vbox
> (I am slow, due to ignorance.)
>
> -Denis
>
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Tom <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My apology for being sloppy ....
> > I meant VM and general term for Virtual Machine - regardless if vBox,
> > KVM, Xen or VMware
> > -T
> > On Sat, 2017-08-12 at 21:01 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> > > Tomas,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the suggestion.  I did not know that the recovery  could
> > > be used
> > > for installing in Virtual Box.  (You said VM--I know that VM has a
> > > special
> > > routine for extracting an installed OS for a virtual machine, but was
> > > uncertain about Virtual Box.)
> > >
> > > I am not certain if I will use Win 10--I use Win 2K at present for
> > > two
> > > legacy programs.  And a third might be better with 10.
> > >
> > > -Denis
> > >
> > > On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Tom <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Alternatively, you could create Windows recovery USB media before
> > > > installing linux on the box.
> > > > It can be used to fully reinstall already activated Windows in VM
> > > > or on
> > > > the laptop when you want to give it away.
> > > > I store the USB media on a filer as VDI disk image, forever. I have
> > > > never used any of those backups - even when selling old computers,
> > > > they
> > > > were always bought by a Linux geek.
> > > > What are the chances that you would want to use windows Denis?
> > > > I have bunch of MS Win VM's which I use for single task - boot them
> > > > up
> > > > and waste couple of hours updating them every quarter.
> > > > What a waste - I behave like the monkeys with the banana in a cage!
> > > > Tomas
> > > > On Sat, 2017-08-12 at 16:25 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> > > > > The latest question, "Is it activated?" , the answer seems to be
> > > > > "yes".
> > > > > Posts I have seen say that if not activated personalization
> > > > > should
> > > > > not be
> > > > > possible.  It is possible for this installation.  But...
> > > > >
> > > > > I read that Win 10 can be moved to a virtual machine:
> > > > > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-wind
> > > > > ows_
> > > > > install/convert-windows-10-activation-to-virtual-machine/284089e3
> > > > > -af42-4b42-acb6-1e63d50a4212?auth=1
> > > > >
> > > > > So I think I will take this route.  I can get an ISO from MS,
> > > > > then go
> > > > > through the activation as described.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for all the ideas.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Denis
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:52 PM, Denis Heidtmann <
> > > > > denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I entered settings, searched for "Is windows activated".  The
> > > > > > response was
> > > > > > unable to reach activation servers (not connected).  It also
> > > > > > had an
> > > > > > entry
> > > > > > to change the product key, but no existing product key was
> > > > > > shown.
> > > > > >  So I
> > > > > > think I am still uncertain.  I can connect and try again
> > > > > > (tomorrow).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Denis Heidtmann <
> > > > > > denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I will search windows, but not being familiar with it I may
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > difficulty.  BTW I managed to boot from a 16.04 flash drive-
> > > > > > > -progress.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Garrett Bigart <
> > > > > > > gbigart at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Before you install Ubuntu could you check in the settings
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > see whether
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > says activated or not? I might need to do something
> > > > > > > > depending
> > > > > > > > on what
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > says.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Denis Heidtmann <
> > > > > > > > denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > That helps.  It is F12 on this system.  But USB is not on
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > list, so
> > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > have to use a 14.04 CD that I have, rather than the 16.04
> > > > > > > > > flash
> > > > > > > > drive.  But
> > > > > > > > > for starters, this will help me check the system.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:00 PM, John Jason Jordan <
> > > > > > > > > johnxj at gmx.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 18:26:56 -0700
> > > > > > > > > > Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> dijo:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I figured out how to get to the bios.  There is not
> > > > > > > > > > > boot
> > > > > > > > > > > -order
> > > > > > > > option
> > > > > > > > > > > I am accustomed to--the order is set by properties
> > > > > > > > > > > UEFI/legacy
> > > > > > > > rather
> > > > > > > > > > > than CD/HD, etc.  I set it to legacy, but it still
> > > > > > > > > > > did
> > > > > > > > > > > not boot the
> > > > > > > > > > > CD.  UEFI is disabled as well.  I guess I need to
> > > > > > > > > > > explore
> > > > > > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > > > options.  Ideas?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > This will probably not help, but here goes anyway. On
> > > > > > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > > > current
> > > > > > > > laptop
> > > > > > > > > > there are two boot options: one takes you to the BIOS
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > the other
> > > > > > > > (F7)
> > > > > > > > > > gives you a list of devices from which you can select
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > one to boot
> > > > > > > > > > to. But this is not a Thinkpad. :(
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