Virtual PC

[Soon2BeLegend 0]

i didnt know if this was the right place to post this, so you can move this if it isnt the right place. i want to install ubuntu on Virtual PC and when i dual booted it on my desktop, the bootloader went to GRUB and i had a bunch of problems on it. i already installed ubuntu on virtual pc, but i didnt install its bootloader because i was afraid it would screw up my new computer. is it safe to install the bootloader in virtual pc and it wont install it on my actual computer allowing my computer to keep the windows bootloader when i boot up windows? i hope this makes sense.

[Mighty BOB! 5]

Yeah you should be able to install it in the virtual pc just fine, although I only have a duplicate copy of my XP machine running in virtual pc, and then that was only one time because I refused to install the EA Downloader on my machine.

[Soon2BeLegend 0]

i know i could install ubuntu in virtual pc, but that wasnt the question. i was asking about the bootloader. when i dual booted my pc, the grub bootloader took over. i wanted to know if i installed it on virtual pc, would it take over my bootloader to boot into Windows when i turn on my computer.

[Mighty BOB! 5]

Yeah you should be able to install it in the virtual pc just fine

Already answered that. I was referring to the bootloader, not to the OS itself.

[Soon2BeLegend 0]

and i already knew the bootloader will install fine, but will it take over as the bootloader on my actual computer or will it just be the bootloader for virtual PC?

Edited January 9, 2010 by Soon2BeLegend

[Mighty BOB! 5]

It should just be the bootloader for the virtualPC.

[Soon2BeLegend 0]

i hope so

[Hans5849 0]

The Virtual PC has a file that is a certain size, this file is the hard drive for your Virtual PC. The Virtual PC makes no changes to the primary OS of your computer.