[GRLUG] Windows XP from dualboot to VirtualBox

[Topher]

On Sat, 30 Jul 2011, Eric Beversluis wrote:

> I've got an old computer with an old Fedora and Windows XP in a dualboot 
> setup.
>
> I want to move the XP to a VirtualBox VM on a Windows 7 box.
>
> I made a .tib of the XP C:\ partition with Acronis (older version) onto 
> an external HDD.
>
> I then connected the HDD to my Win7 box used a current version of 
> Acronis to convert the tib to a vhd.
>
> I then used that vhd to create a VM in VB on the Win7 box.
>
> When I tried to start the new VM I got this error: "GRUB Geom Error_".
>
> It came to me that this may have to do with the dual-boot setting of the 
> XP partition. But what would be the workaround?
>
> I'm thiking that I should uninstall the Fedora and get the Windows 
> install free of GRUB. But how would I do that? I want to save this 
> installation because of old programs running on it.

Once upon a time I had a dual boot setup with XP and deleted the Linux 
side and GRUB freaked out like that.  I fixed it by simply re-writing the 
master book record with my XP cd.



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