install windows on linux

7mza · 12-01-2009, 09:13 PM

hi , am ask for a best program to install windows on linux ?
can i use wine for that or just can use it for windows appl.
also can i install windows 7 on linux ?

MrCode · 12-01-2009, 09:18 PM

Well, if you want to install the full OS "on Linux", you'll probably need to use a piece of vitrualization software (read: you will need to use a piece of virtualization software) such as VMware or Sun's VirtualBox (VMware is proprietary/costs $$$, VirtualBox is free and an open-source version is available).

You can then install Windows into a virtual machine created in either of these programs.

Hope that helps

bret381 · 12-01-2009, 09:18 PM

You can use something like virtualbox or vmware to install windows on. Some apps will work through wine, but you cannot install Windows OS on top of wine

MrCode · 12-01-2009, 09:19 PM

There's an entire forum on this site ("Linux - Virtualization") where you can inquire further if need be.

EDIT, sorry for double post. majority of content removed.

7mza · 12-01-2009, 10:16 PM

i will try VirtualBox 3.1.0 coz it just release