Generally if im converting a machine to VM is to rip out any and all drivers after that its not that bad. also look at the virtualized hardware. if you are going intel to cloned intel it usually doesn't work so good. but amd to intel is just different enough to make windows build a new HAL.


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Matt Graham <mhgraham@crow202.org> wrote:
On 2014-08-01 10:43, Todd Cole wrote:
current software tools make it easy to convert a hardware os to a Virtual guest

Really?  Last year, I attempted to convert an older XP install running on a Thinkpad T42p to a virtual guest environment, following the vmware directions, and it failed miserably.  Then again, this was an XP box, and laptops have all kinds of odd things going on.

What did/do you do to make it so easy?  If I ever have to p2v another machine, I'd rather not waste hours following directions that don't work.  The main problem is that I'd be p2ving another 'Doze laptop (7 this time instead of XP).

techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote:
You have some bragging rights with a 10 year old laptop that
is still functional.

The aforementioned T42p was built in 2005 and is probably still running--I gave it to an old friend who had his newer laptop stolen.  Some laptops (most Thinkpads, all Toughbooks, a few Dells) are built well and will just keep going.

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