If yours is not a locked-down version, then you can use qmanager or even other options such as VirtualBox or something that does similar things. I assumed that your PC is a locked down version, so we will use the command-line version instead of the qemu manager. All I needed was to use MagicISO, burn the CD to an iso image, and I now have an ISO image of the Windows XP Home installer. I had a free Windows XP Home CD lying around the house from a de-commissioned notebook, so this was pretty convenient.
The idea here is to use an OS installer contained in an ISO image file. Next, you will need to find an OS image to boot from. So installing the file under the section “ Zip File Edition (Unzip and run! can be used with USB Pen sticks/Drives” as they do not need to be installed, just unzip to a directory where you want it to be, and you are ready to rock! if it is portable, it would not trigger your User Access Control in Vista or windows 7 for special access rights). This run-time must be ‘installer-free’ (err. So putting things together, I managed to run a Window XP (or for that matter, any OSes) on a qemu-able host.įirst, you probably need a qemu run-time to start with. I was visiting a few websites, and while they specifically talk about linux and qemu, I was looking for a qemu on a window 7 machine. This means seeking out portable versions of VM-like solution to achieve my objectives.Ī quick search online revealed that it is possible to do it. Being the ‘rebel’ as always, I wanted to circumvent this and install my own applications – without raising any alarm at my system administrator’s end.
If you have a locked-down machine at your work place, as I do, then you will know the pains of having to work within the constraints of having only portable applications and if there is no portable versions of the application, you will be out of options. The problem is all virtualisation solutions. I am aware that qemu does not require administrator rights. Or it cannot keep the persistence (live linux) so I have no choice to boot on the portable linux OS (wich I don't want). Portable virtualized linux on usb with persistence lauched from any windows PC without administrator right.
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