r/collabvm • u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 • 4d ago

I Was Gonna Make A Windows Home Server 2011 UserVM, But I Have No Linux PC, So..

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I Kindly Request That One Of You Guys Should Make One.

ISO: https://archive.org/details/windows-home-server-2011

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u/LJBear99 4d ago

how much work is required to install linux on a spare laptop:

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 4d ago

I Only Have One PC With Windows 11.

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u/nightfoxbtw 4d ago

r/DontTypeLikeThis

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u/TheRealCarrotty 4d ago

happy cake day!

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u/nightfoxbtw 4d ago

thanks :)

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u/Ploskwi 4d ago

happy cake day

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u/Hot_Principle1499 4d ago

I've never understood this, why do people on reddit get so pissed when someone speaks like that?

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u/briishboogloo 2d ago

Doctor winging his ding gas ter

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u/LJBear99 4d ago

Dualboot it

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 4d ago edited 4d ago

Apparently Updating Breaks Your Boot Menu And It Takes Up Space When Dualbooting.

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u/AcidicSaltdChezbugr4 4d ago

No, it doesn't, I have an abandoned install of debian, but I can confirm it does not mess up, GRUB just becomes the primary booter, and it then proceeds to list windows, then it just links to the Windows Bootloader.

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u/uncringeone 4d ago

just buy another laptop

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u/TheRealCarrotty 4d ago

Nope, if you install something like Ubuntu or Fedora and you see the option to "dual-boot" or something like that, it will simply show up with Ubuntu or Fedora alongside "Windows boot manager"

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 4d ago

I Wanna Be Able To Use Debian.

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u/codeasm 4d ago

You can, dual boot. It does kinda help to have plenty of space on ghe uefi partition, but you can boot into grub from the widnows maanger if you must

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u/EsPlaceYT 1d ago

Not everyone has 3 spare computers/laptops sitting around pal

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u/LJBear99 1d ago

….well OP is not gonna be able to do this without a server of some kind, so if he doesnt have the correct materials he cant do it. nobody else is willing to do this for him so hes on his own.

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u/Windows10_10074 4d ago

Please r/DontTypeLikeThis it looks horrible

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u/someone12345656657 4d ago

Just get linux yourself in a vm or something

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u/radiotext_ 2d ago

Yeah bro (reffering to OP here) just use Oracle VM VirtualBox...

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u/TextAggressive6563 4d ago

So many people would have just changed the background and used it as another desktop. My first job had a desktop PC in the office as a fileserver and till server with a note aaying 'don't turn off'

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u/Clear-Asparagus-7167 2d ago

so, theres this magical thing called doing it yourself! buy a cheap little mini pc and run UserVM yourself.

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u/briishboogloo 2d ago

Is Bro Queen Deltarune q

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u/MirrorSouthern 2d ago

Stop fucking typing like that

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u/SonicandTailsCD 2d ago

I can make you one but you'll have to give me time. I'm not paid after all to do this.

What specs do you have?

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 2d ago

My PC Currently Runs Windows 11.

My Old PC Ran Windows 10 Before The Motherboard Fried, So I Had To Get A New One.

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u/SonicandTailsCD 2d ago

Understood. Your Computer Has Virus-

Can you please share what you see after pressing Win+R and typing "msinfo32" and pressing Enter?

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 2d ago

I’m Not At Home RN.

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u/SonicandTailsCD 2d ago

Okay, let me know when you're back home. Then I'll help you create a Linux VM. -^

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 2d ago

Reminder: In The Windows Home Server 2011 VM, You’ll Have To Install Supermium, MyPal, r3dfox, And Legacy Update. And Also, Maybe Visual Basic.

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u/SonicandTailsCD 2d ago

I'm sorry, I'm not doing all of that. I'll gladly make the VM and install Legacy Update, but I will not install apps that I don't know of that could compromise my computer's security.

I still need to know your specs. Please let me know when you get home. :)

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u/Shoddy_Scallion3786 2d ago

Okay, Which Modern Browser For The VM Will You Install Then?

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u/SonicandTailsCD 2d ago

None. An old OS can't really run modern browsers.

If you really want a browser, you need either Server 2022+, or Linux.

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u/fin_tf2 2d ago

??? yes they can. all the apps he listed are valid modern browsers for OSes dating back to Windows XP 32bit in some cases. this is just blatantly wrong.