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A Question a Day Keeps the IT Guy away

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  • 18-03-2013 12:42am
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    Sparks43
    Registered Users Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭


    So much money is needlessly spent on fixes that can easily be D.I.Y jobs.

    Many people who think they know what they are doing blunder into unexpected errors or worse by not checking before taking the screwdriver out.

    This thread comes from my desire to learn as much as can possibly be learned from Pcs and i think others might feel like myself on this.

    I have learned from mistakes and i have made plenty but at least its always been my own equipment i have messed up.

    So to the purpose of the thread.

    Post a Question and hopefully somebody on the forum can help you.

    I will throw one in to start.


    What is the best way to get a full working Operating system transfered to Vhd so it will work with Virtualbox/Vmware?

    I have been pulling my hair out on this always get blue screens when i boot into the image.


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    What is the best way to get a full working Operating system transfered to Vhd so it will work with Virtualbox/Vmware?

    Sysinternal's Disk2Vhd is your friend.


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    Sparks43
    Registered Users Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Torqay wrote: »
    Sysinternal's Disk2Vhd is your friend.

    That was what i used to begin with but windows doesnt like moving to a new home without having everything the same on the other side

    Have tried booting the vhd with MsDaRT and tweeking the Reg files and that hasnt worked either:mad:


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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    That was what i used to begin with but windows doesnt like moving to a new home without having everything the same on the other side

    Have tried booting the vhd with MsDaRT and tweeking the Reg files and that hasnt worked either:mad:


    You mentioned VMware in your OP, do you have it?

    It has a built in "Virtualize a physical machine" feature

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    paulmclaughlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭paulmclaughlin


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    So to the purpose of the thread.

    Post a Question and hopefully somebody on the forum can help you.

    Isn't that pretty much what the forum is about?


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    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,995 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    That was what i used to begin with but windows doesnt like moving to a new home without having everything the same on the other side

    Have tried booting the vhd with MsDaRT and tweeking the Reg files and that hasnt worked either:mad:

    Sysprep Windows first.


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    johnmd01
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭johnmd01


    Download vmware converter,you can install it onto the machine that you want to convert as a VM,then just follow the instructions,it will handle the change in the underlying hardware and drive identification on reboot etc.


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