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I dual-boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04.

I want to be able to virtually boot this windows installation inside Ubuntu.

While trying to do this using qemu qemu -hda /dev/sda -m 2048 I am able to see the GRUB loader, I select Windows and then I just get the Blue screen of death.

So, how do I boot the existing installation of windows as a Virtual Guest in Ubuntu.

The solution need not be only qemu related. It can be any virtualization solution.

Note:
I don't want to convert the existing installation into a virtual disk and then use it. I want to be able to directly boot the existing windows installation.
Basically all changes made to Windows from inside Ubuntu should reflect in the native Windows installation.

Hashken
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    Windows is known not to work well when it sees different hardware, so I rather doubt you can. Also, writig to the Windows partition from both the host and the virtual machine will likely lead the filesystem corruption - not a good idea. – mikewhatever Mar 14 '13 at 02:45
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    for Virtual Box: http://askubuntu.com/questions/168156/how-to-use-a-real-partition-with-windows-7-installed-in-a-virtualbox-vm – Takkat Mar 14 '13 at 08:06

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http://lifehacker.com/how-to-dual-boot-and-virtualize-the-same-partition-on-y-493223329

Try the above link.It will give you a hint.

Enow B. Mbi
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