VMware Player

[Jim Byrnes]

On 03/12/2014 09:28 PM, Dick Dowdell wrote:
> http://www.macrium.com/help/v5/How_to/ImgToVHD/Create_a_virtual_machine_using_ImgToVHD.htm
>

I had a look at this page.  Unless I am missing something it does not 
show you how to use an installed version of Win 7 for your virtual 
machine you must have a VHD file, which I do not.

Thanks, Jim

> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> On 03/12/2014 09:05 PM, Dick Dowdell wrote:
>>
>>> Both VMWare and VirtualBox can run a VM from Windows backup image.  I'm
>>> sorry that I don't remember which format.  I know that its mentioned in
>>> the
>>> VirtualBox documentation.
>>>
>>>
>> When I started out to try to do this I started with VBox because that's
>> what I have installed.  I then read something that made me think I would
>> have more success with VMplayer. I even downloaded and installed a version
>> on my laptop to test.  I know it involved using dd to make a copy of the
>> Windows install, but now I can't find the complete instructions.
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>>
>>   On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>   I would like to try to use an installed version of Windows 7 to make an
>>>> image to use in vmware player on ubuntu 12.04.  A couple of months ago,
>>>> Jan
>>>> I think, I found an article that shows how to do this. I must have
>>>> forgotten to bookmark it or if I did I can't find it now.  I thought it
>>>> was
>>>> on VMwares webpage but I can't find it there now.  Googling and looking
>>>> at
>>>> my Firefox history has not helped.
>>>>
>>>> If someone knows of a link to this info I would appreciate it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,  Jim
>>>>
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