24 Apr
2006
24 Apr
'06
4:46 p.m.
In article <1145918041.5559.14.camel@linux.site>, Jonathan Osuch <osuchj@avalon.net> writes:
It was a matter of not wanting to purchase another copy of XP. I have my doubts that the version that came with the laptop would load and run properly under VMWare because the hardware seen by XP would be different.
Ah yes. The versions of XP that ship with laptops are not "generic" XP images, they are tweaked by the laptop manufacturer with their specific add-ins and so-on. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>