VMware Player

[Jim Byrnes]

On 03/13/2014 01:57 PM, Dick Dowdell wrote:
> 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:

Thanks, I'll check that out as a solution.

Regards,  Jim

>
>> 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