Migrate Windows 7 to a larger hard drive

There are many options out there. Here are two: one using Windows 7's built-in tools, and one for the Linux / hacker.

Windows 7 built-in tools:
http://www.pagestart.com/win7bckuprstrnhd072610.html

OR

Linux / hacker method:
http://lifehacker.com/5517688/how-to-upgrade-your-tiny-hard-drive-to-a-spacious-new-one-and-keep-your-data-intact

More on Linux Autostart services

It would appear that some distributions like to have some services only start on graphical login (init state 5?).

I found this to be problematic when using a headless/text only install.

Make sure to:

chkconfig --list serviceName

To verify which levels the service is set to run on. If it happens to only say "ON" at level 5, try:

chkconfig serviceName on

VirtualBox Guest Additions for Fedora 13

Basically, before trying to install the Guest Additions on Fedora 13, you need to:

yum -y update kernel

then

yum -y install kernel-devel kernel-headers dkms gcc gcc-c++

then restart the VM, and THEN install the Guest Additions (which should compile properly now).

After installation of the Guest Additions, you may need to restart the VM once more.