Re: [tlug] Windows and motherboards

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 12:17 PM AbH Belxjander Draconis Serechai
<belxjander@example.com> wrote:
> I have *never* had Windows boot on any rebuild without the CPU+Motherboard and drives being the same combination.
>
> If I remember correctly,  this was doxumented *published**behavior* ever since the Windows95 original release on floppies and CD.

I think I have, but I can't remember how long ago was it.  Perhaps I
am remembering it incorrectly.

Having said that, recently, I was able to install Windows into a
virtual machine and move that virtual machine (running under either
QEMU or Virtualbox under Ubuntu) to another computer.  And, it ran
fine.  So...this means that the Windows-based VM is somehow fooled
and/or when installed on a VM, it no longer cares?  Since we can clone
a drive and save it as a VM drive, I wonder if it can be somehow
fooled the same way?

Of course, not something I have the time to figure out "for fun".
Only if work requires it will I go down that rabbit hole again...

Ray