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   From: "M. Hale"    
   Subject: Re: Adding a Windows XP dual boot to an existing Ubuntu install?   
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   Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:04:29 -0500   
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   On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:38:29 +0000, MCR wrote:   
      
   > Either way I guarantee you will get fed up with rebooting your PC all    
   > the time to perform functions in Windows.  My solution was to run    
   > Windows in a Virtual Machine, thereby solving that particular headache.    
   >    I know flight Sim X will not work, but try Wine with some games    
   > installed on your C partition.  World Of Warcraft works as does Half    
   > Life.  You have nothing to lose.   
      
   I've been able to use Wine to run several apps that I'm used to using in   
   Windows.  Wine is very impressive.   
      
   When you say running Windows in a virtual machine are you talking about   
   using VMware?   
      
   Mike   
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