Sep 09 2015
This is perhaps one of the most unhelpful, generic error messages I have come across in my years of computing. I’m sure we all have our favourites but this one is up there: <Name of virtual machine> could not initialize. Real helpful. I encountered this myself after converting an Oracle VirtualBox VDI to a Microsoft …
Sep 05 2015
A bit out of order given that I’ve already put up a video showing how to install a micro SD card or USB stick in the HP Microserver but I can’t let that get in the way of a good unboxing! So, why did I choose the HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) over building …
Sep 18 2011
Yesterday, I took you through how to prepare VirtualBox for your installation of the Windows 8 Developer Preview so today will look at the actual installation process. To kick things off, you need to configure the Windows installation image as a bootable disc in the VM. In order to do so, you need to click on “Settings” …
Sep 17 2011
As promised, I’m going to take you through how to configure a VM in VirtualBox to get the developer preview of Windows 8 up and running. The first thing you need to do after opening Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager is click on the “New” button which kicks of the “New Virtual Machine Wizard”. The first …
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