*While instructions below are as specific as I have encountered would
appreciate someone helping a 77 year old with comprehension challenges. I
have a dual boot Debian Lenny and Ubuntu 8.10 no windows, but a legal disk
XP.
*

   1. Install QEMU:
   apt-get install qemu *The terminal command is self explanatory*
   2. Create a (resizable) image which will hold Windows XP. The installer
   chokes if the image is smaller than 1.2 GB or so, but that's not too much of
   a problem; the "qcow" image format will only take up as much space as is
   really needed, so the image will be very small in the beginning
(*not*1.2 GB big!).
   * I need specifics here is this the second terminal command?*
   qemu-img create -f qcow /path/to/xp.cow 1300M
   3. Insert the install CD, and install Windows in the QEMU image:
   qemu -hda /path/to/xp.cow -boot d -cdrom /dev/cdrom -m 384 -localtime *I
   assume this is path or location within the image the terminal command
   created, but when CD is inserted is it directed there or what is it I must
   do?*
   4. Wait.
   5. After the install has finished, shut down the QEMU/Windows; from now
   on you can boot it (without having to insert the CD anymore) with:
   qemu -hda /path/to/xp.cow -boot c -m 384 -localtime -k de -usb
   6. *Note VM like Linux has been an adventure for me and I never could
   have even reached this level without the resources of lists like this and it
   goes without saying thank you*



-- 
Allen Meyers
texas.chef94@gmail.com

The ability to comfortably use a computer is directly proportional to desire
to listen, learn, and experiment, and is inversely proportional to the fear,
anger, and stubbornness that you show.