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Virtual software supporting boot from disk partitions

Asked by eeshahidt in Virtualization, VirtualPC, Linux Virtualization, Linux, KVM Switches

Tags: OS Virtualization Boot Disk Partition KVM Linux

I current have a T60 laptop with a 64 bit Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with vT technology and 3 GB of RAM (can upgrade to 4GB). I have two Primary partitions one loading Ubuntu 9.04 and the other with Windows Vista. In the Windows environment I also run Windows 2003 server and Windows 98 through Virtual PC 2007, for development and/or using old software. I recently realized that some OS virtualizing softwares support booting directly off other disk partitions, but I am unable to figure this out myself.

I tried VirtualBox's VBoxManage and also KVM, but both have left me confused. I was able to install KVM and associated files through the documentation, but am unable to figure how to use an existing VHD file as the virtual disk. Later on I realized it doesn't support graphic OSes either?!!

Can some expert in this field, please help me identify a good virtualizing software, preferably freeware, that supports booting off other partitions, and walk me through the actual process of getting it working. I don't mind using either Windows or Linux as the Host, although I guess Linux would be better since the host itself requires relatively less memory, isn't it?!
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