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Ubuntu on Virtual PC 2007 - No way dude!

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    I thought I'd have a go at installing Ubuntu into a Virtual PC 2007 virtual system - It worked ... until it didn't!

    A number of people have asked me if it's possible to install Linux into a Virtual PC 2007 virtual PC. I'd read blog posts by a few people who had managed it with some distros so I gave it a try with Ubuntu ...
    Published: February 24, 2007 -- 17:31 GMT (09:31 PST)

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I thought I'd have a go at installing Ubuntu into a Virtual PC 2007 virtual system - It worked ... until it didn't!

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