Removing Windows 7 from Virtualbox

Within the last week I loaded Windows 7 RC in
Virtualbox on my Vista PC. It worked a treat
and I am well pleased with its operation.
I was also surprised at the ease with which
it loaded through Virtualbox.

I have never actually used Virtualbox up to
this point, and I now wish to return my PC
to its former Vista operating system until
the official first release comes along.

Question...
Do I simply delete the virtual HDD and
virtual Machine to make this happen, or
is it more complicated than this? Should
I expect to have to tidy up a lot of
'debris' in this exercise.
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I know I may sound stupid asking about this
which is possibly because I am quite stupid
and don't want to mess up my PC.

Thanks..Robert
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RMBlack;1085626 Wrote:
> Within the last week I loaded Windows 7 RC in
> Virtualbox on my Vista PC. It worked a treat
> and I am well pleased with its operation.
> I was also surprised at the ease with which
> it loaded through Virtualbox.
>
> I have never actually used Virtualbox up to
> this point, and I now wish to return my PC
> to its former Vista operating system until
> the official first release comes along.
>
> Question...
> Do I simply delete the virtual HDD and
> virtual Machine to make this happen, or
> is it more complicated than this? Should
> I expect to have to tidy up a lot of
> 'debris' in this exercise.
> ---
>
> I know I may sound stupid asking about this
> which is possibly because I am quite stupid
> and don't want to mess up my PC.
>
> Thanks..Robert
> --------------

All you have to do is delete the 2 files. That is one of the beauties
of vBox.


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whs

On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:28:50 +0100, whs <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:

>
>
> RMBlack;1085626 Wrote:
>> Within the last week I loaded Windows 7 RC in
>> Virtualbox on my Vista PC. It worked a treat
>> and I am well pleased with its operation.
>> I was also surprised at the ease with which
>> it loaded through Virtualbox.
>>
>> I have never actually used Virtualbox up to
>> this point, and I now wish to return my PC
>> to its former Vista operating system until
>> the official first release comes along.
>>
>> Question...
>> Do I simply delete the virtual HDD and
>> virtual Machine to make this happen, or
>> is it more complicated than this? Should
>> I expect to have to tidy up a lot of
>> 'debris' in this exercise.
>> ---
>>
>> I know I may sound stupid asking about this
>> which is possibly because I am quite stupid
>> and don't want to mess up my PC.
>>
>> Thanks..Robert
>> --------------
>
> All you have to do is delete the 2 files. That is one of the beauties


Thank you. This is what I suspected but was
insufficiently experienced to believe.

Thanks for your help.

Robert Glenallan
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On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:28:50 -0500, whs wrote:

> RMBlack;1085626 Wrote:
>> Within the last week I loaded Windows 7 RC in
>> Virtualbox on my Vista PC. It worked a treat
>> and I am well pleased with its operation.
>> I was also surprised at the ease with which
>> it loaded through Virtualbox.
>>
>> I have never actually used Virtualbox up to
>> this point, and I now wish to return my PC
>> to its former Vista operating system until
>> the official first release comes along.
>>
>> Question...
>> Do I simply delete the virtual HDD and
>> virtual Machine to make this happen, or
>> is it more complicated than this? Should
>> I expect to have to tidy up a lot of
>> 'debris' in this exercise.
>> ---
>>
>> I know I may sound stupid asking about this
>> which is possibly because I am quite stupid
>> and don't want to mess up my PC.
>>
>> Thanks..Robert
>> --------------
>
> All you have to do is delete the 2 files. That is one of the beauties
> of vBox.

OTOH, it is harmless to leave it in place if the OP is not using it, except
for the hard drive space used, of course.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom