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regarding running a portable OS
I am in the initial stages of creating a network inside of a virtual machine (VirtualBox, if it makes any difference) to run from an external drive. I ran into some conflicting information for initial configuration of Windows Server 2008R2. In an attempt to cause myself the least work, I am asking questions here before proceeding.
Here are the basics as things stand now. After the initial install of the OS, certain default configurations were not available until after the first round of updates. (These are configurations necessary for establishing an deafult IP addressing, etc.) I copied the vdi file with only the initial round of updates to my external drive and renamed it before proceeding. I began implementing the default configurations and discovered that this was not the ideal order for doing things. I can launch the OS (with some configurations applied) from within VirtualBox or from the external drive (with only the initial round of updates installed) successfully.
I think I can delete the vdi file on the host computer. (the one with some configurations applied) Then copy the vid file on the external drive to the proper path on the host machine. Then I think the file without any configurations can be launched by VirtualBox to begin configuration again. I am not sure whether or not I need to rename the file to the original name for VirtualBox to recognize it.
Do I need to rename the file? Will this work the way I think it will?
Thanks for your replies.
drpepper
Last edited by drpepper; 26 Apr 2013 at 15:42. Reason: improve description