I've installed "virtualbox" on this F-14 computer and it appears to be working, however now I need a copy of Windows to run in it in order to solve my other problem. I have several copies of WindowsXP Pro including the one that came with this computer but refuses to run unless that drive is plugged into the first slot. That problem occurs because initially I had a computer failure and elected to replace the computer and install the hard drives from the failed unit into the "new" one. The old one had a Windows partition that was selectable from grub and would operate normally if needed. Once the drives were swapped into this computer and Windows selected it would protest that perhaps I had a virus and refuse to boot. :-) The details go on and on but my question is would I have to buy a copy of Windows to use virtualbox or is there a way to make it use the original copy on the disk containing WindowsXP that came with this computer? If I swap data cables around Windows still boots. It is installed by itself on an 80 gig sata drive. Bob -- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines