VMware Player

[Dick Dowdell]

A vhd file can be created by the Windows 7 Backup utility.
On Mar 13, 2014 12:53 PM, "Jim Byrnes" <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>  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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