I think windows will get a little confused but redetect the hardware changes, then you install the "tools" that your vm host uses. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Stephen wrote: > I have done this before. Get a clonezilla live cd. image off to a hard > disk someplace (or samba if you have a machine on the network) boot > the iso in your fresh VM environment, once there restore the image and > let it re-detect. make sure the ram and number of cores and HDD space > is as close as you can get. or you will get errors. > > If you need to shring the drive space clear the files you don't need > then defrag then run sdelete to compress your image of extra chaff > (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897443.aspx) > > If you need to repartition the drive use a Linux livecd Ubuntu for > example then resize your windows partition but dont complete the > install. reboot then run check disk. go back to the beginning and > clone your now "shrunk" drives. > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Mike Ballon wrote: >> As a follow up (why do I always hit send so fast :) you could also >> clone/ghost the system and restore to a VM. Also maybe look at netcat, it's >> hard to suggest too much not knowing the whole setup. >> -Mike >> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Mike Ballon wrote: >>> >>> http://conshell.net/wiki/index.php/Linux_P2V >>> >>> >>> >>> -Mike >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Richard Wilson wrote: >>>> >>>> I have heard that there are some utilities that allow you to create a >>>> Virtual Machine image from an existing installation -- I need to do this for >>>> 2 different XP instances so that I can run them as VM's under Linux. >>>> >>>> Does anybody know of/have an experience (good or bad) using such a >>>> utility? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> Richard Wilson >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss