Install Ubuntu in Virtual PC 2007 without DVD media or DVD-ROM Drive

I read a post about installing MS Vista, using the free MS Virtual PC 2007 (download links attached), without having a DVD, and figured it would be possible to do the same thing with Ubuntu Fiesty Herd-5. But alas, it is not possible, unless you find a prebuild .vcm file somewhere.

But it is possible with VMware and their prebuild operating systems, some of them, which you can download for free is available here.

Furthermore I was able to get vmwareplayer installed on my Ubuntu Fiesty installation, although I had some minor issues. Like not being able to start the damn thing from the menu.

First I had to do the "mumbo jumbo lingo" to get it up and running.
I did this:
1. Go to /usr/bin
2. sudo ./vmware-config-network.pl (might not be necessary)
3. sudo ./vmplayer
3. download some free vmware prebuild OS.

I chose a reactOS, which is a free ground-up implementation of a compatible Microsoft Windows® XP operating system.
That's what I need for my daughter, she needs to play some Windoze games, and this might actually be a way to do it, from within Ubuntu.

OR you could just use your Windoze install cd and use this little howto
I know it's for windows, but it works equally well on my Ubuntu.
Be sure to download his empty VMware virtual disk files, and extract the one you like, it will give you a virtual partition in the vmware system, to install the OS.

Download 32-bit Virtual PC 2007
Download 64-bit Virtual PC 2007

Got 3d acceleration, but no compiz or Beryl effects

Followed the guide mentioned underneath, but still miss the Cool effects.
But what did I expect? ..having an on board, non supported Graphics card, called something "ATI"..

I just happened to have one of those Crap graphic processors X200G, and one of those crap manufacturers "ATI" who don't give a flying f... about support for Linux, or at least decent driver support.

Right now I've spent around 20 hours trying to get Xgl up and running, because that's what everybody is talking about.
Either you get it running automagically (read: have NVidia), or by going through vast amounts of howtos and knowtos and what have we! or you just leave it as is, no fancy effects...Probably for the best... I hated that cube anyway :(

Upgrading once again.

Only a few weeks to the release of Feisty Fawn

I dared to do it once again, upgrading from Edgy onto a new and unpolished release. But I really want to have all the goodies that it gives you..
The word is 'eye-candy'. Read Compiz or Beryl, one of those 2, and your eyes will go pop-pop.

I've read so much about it the past week, I just have to try it out.

This will do the trick:

#>update-manager -c -d

And then just press the [Upgrade] button, sit back and relax for a few hours..
..And I mean hours, even with my HP Pavilion a1000, which is equipped with an AMD64 3200+ processor.

Afterwards, if you cannot get the desktop effects to work. You'd probably have to reconfigure your graphics card.

For me... I'll try this one:
Ubuntu_Feisty_Installation_Guide