Install Windows 7 in a Virtual Box VM using recovery disks?

I have a new satellite A665-S5170, and I was thinking of installing Ubuntu Linux as the native OS, and then installing Windows 7 in a Virtual Box VM. Will the recovery disks work to install in VM, or are they propietary enough to only with with the real hardware?
Thanks
Bob

Last time I did a system recoery in VMWare, I had to modify the recovery.bat file on the cdrom to skip the system check, as the virtual BIOS and hardware are completely different from the physical machine.
In my situation a recovery was failing at the same point every time it ran on a machine so I was verifying that the new media a customer bought would complete the recovery process. Turns out there was a penny stuck in the optical drive.

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The documentation I've read states my processor must support Virtualization Technology. The processor is a quad-core, so I'm assuming it does. However, the documentation also says Virtualization Technology is often disabled by default, and may need to be enabled to use it.
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Hello, and thank you for replying.
I actually found the Virtualization Technology option in BIOS and enabled it. I had no trouble installing Windows 8 on Virtual Box.
However, while I'm sitting here typing this, I should say something: I did install Windows 8 Customer Preview on my computer when it first came out. (I did a full system backup with Acronis True Image prior to the installation.)
Anyway, the installation went smoothly, and I installed a dozen or so programs on it with no problems. When I installed a Thunderbird E-Mail backup program, I rebooted, and my computer froze at the HP Welcome/BIOS sign-on screen.
It just stayed there. I shut the computer off for a minute or two, restarted it, and it froze again. I began to feel a touch of panic. I shut the computer off yet again, waited 15 minutes, and restarted it using the Acronis True Image boot CD. Fortunately, it booted up, so I restored my backup.
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You're welcome anytime.
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As for the harddisk it surely is possible.
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Installing this patch should resolve the issue. Otherwise, please attempt the troubleshooting in this HP document: h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01868346
If the issue is not resolved, there is a more complicated alternative solution. If you have access to your original product key, you can create an ISO file as a potential resolution, assuming you have access to program that can burn ISO files (you can download software online for this task). Utilizing the link below, click on the relevant software and download it, then select a language, and type the product key (25 digits) to activate the installation: http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
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