Hi guys,

Im currently in a situation where i cannot convince my work to install virtual machine on the student lab computers. IE: Virtual Box. We are a college institution. Unfortunately we are on a Microsoft Domain and our rights do not grant us to install software on the computers.

Regardless the reason i have tried on numerous occasions to get the approval from Johannesburg however they are not willing to go the virtual pc route.

My questions is:

1) Is there a "live cd" for Windows 7 or similar.

2) Is there a virtual solution that requires no administrative permissions to install that can run Windows 7.

Thanking you in advance,

Kind Regards
Marios

If I understand correctly you want to be able to run a VM guest of Windows 7 on Windows Hosts

qemu looks to be your best bet going off this guide.

But there are license issues relating to Win7, I can't help you there.

Edit: qemu will probably set off some alarms ( for instance: - windows firewall if trying to establish a network ), so expect a visit from the IT people.

install your preferred linux on a usb key, then install windows into a kvm virtual machine.

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Yeap, this would work.

but this assumes that the BIOS is not locked down and you can boot from USB.

The correct answer may be to obey policy. Consider bringing your own computer to work if allowed.

To run windows you can use Barts, ubcd4win, VistaPE, Qemu to run your own windows 7 copy.

There was some other VM that didn't need admin, I fogot what it was.

Gpxe/PXE booted linux, Live usb, Live cd/dvd to some network or local storage also. Windows 7 can be booted from an iscsi.

I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you asking how to run Windows 7 in a VM on a computer that is running some other version of Windows? Or are you asking how to run Windows inside a VM in a Linux distro that you are running against company policy?
Either way an unauthorised machine, virtual or real, will likely be locked out of the domain until it is joined to it by an admin anyhow so you won't have any network access.

Please do not ask or post queries to the forum requesting help to violate policy or law which is in violation of LQ Rules.

In effect you are asking LQ members to circumvent your local policy restricting the installation of unauthorized software. Please contact your local admin for assistance.

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