"goarilla <"kevin<punt>paulus|"@|skynet" <"punt> wrote in message
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> dennis@home wrote:
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>> "goarilla <"kevin<punt>paulus|"@|skynet" <"punt> wrote in message
>> news:48427bc9$0$2954$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
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>>> i dare you to install windows in a VM running on windows
>>> with a BartPE disk !
>>
>> Isn't that just a case of..
>> booting the disk in the VM..
>> formatting the C: drive..
>> make it bootable..
>> copy the contents of the i386 directory to the disk..
>> reboot the VM from the C drive..
>> running setup from the i386 directory you copied.
>>
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> well ... try it
> then boot your windows and plugin a USB to see if it works !

I don't know about all that crap, but I do know that even clean installs of
Linux (I tried Ubuntu 8.04 and Xubuntu 8.04 in the HOURS that I have been
fighting with this) will not see the USB wireless adapter from within the
VM.

I also tried XP from within the VM and it sees the USB wireless adapter just
fine (Vista is the main OS running on the laptop BTW).

I don't really give a rat's ass about getting into a pissing contest with
any OS zealots. I just want it to work (if possible).

If you have any suggestions that may help me in my goal to run BackTracker 3
in a VM and have it still see the wireless USB device, I'm all ears.

jim