Virtualization with sun virtualbox

Windows xp crashed again. Luckily I had the stable ubuntu still running..
Its the nth time its happening. Is there a solution at all for windows sh** .


Well I came across Sun VirtualBox and got windows xp running from Ubuntu in just a few clicks and keystrokes.. The clicks are below:

1. From ubuntu download http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads 
2. Install virtualBox
3. From command prompt type in VirtualBox to get the virtual box window.
4.  Follow this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch8X86R6d-g
5. Put xp cd and create a  new instance of virtualbox.
5. Read this for details : http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html#id2495036
6. Thats it you got windows xp running from Ubuntu..

To share a drive across virtual machines you just have to map the drive.

From your host machine(ubuntu) type in console
$ VBoxManage sharedfolder add "Windows XP" -name "fun" -hostpath "/media/fun"

Then from windows command prompt type net use p: \\vboxsvr\fun
Voila you got your shared drive on p:

Whats more !! have fun with virtualization...
Thanks to this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=367155
Still cant get drive access? follow this http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-627847.html

The satan windows can now run under the sane hands of ubuntu...lol