Sent: 04/14/2008
From: A Gunslinger
Message:Vista came on the PC. I added a new HD and isntalled XP pro on that second
one. the dual booy occurs on 2 separate physical drives, not partitions of
same drive.
Hoping to just do image on the XP because I have the XP just as I like it
finally. thanks for the reply!
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
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> The same as you would on any computer. Transfer an image and then do a
> repair installation of XP.
>
> If XP came preinstalled on your computer you may not transfer the license,
> even to a virtual machine on the same computer. If is a retail copy then it
> might be simpler to reinstall into a vm. The Vista boot files are likely on
> the XP partition so download VistaBoot Pro and copy the boot files to the
> Vista partition or Vista will not boot when you remove XP.
>
> "A Gunslinger" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >I have dual boot system currently, Vista Ultimate and XP Pro. Getting
> >tired
> > of rebooting to access XP. Will there be anyway to take the XP (on its
> > own
> > dedictaed hard drive) and get it into a Virtual PC scneerio or will I need
> > to
> > start from scratch. What steps will be involved overall?
> >
> > Thanks everyone.
>
Sent: 04/14/2008
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:The same as you would on any computer. Transfer an image and then do a
repair installation of XP.
If XP came preinstalled on your computer you may not transfer the license,
even to a virtual machine on the same computer. If is a retail copy then it
might be simpler to reinstall into a vm. The Vista boot files are likely on
the XP partition so download VistaBoot Pro and copy the boot files to the
Vista partition or Vista will not boot when you remove XP.
"A Gunslinger" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
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>I have dual boot system currently, Vista Ultimate and XP Pro. Getting
>tired
> of rebooting to access XP. Will there be anyway to take the XP (on its
> own
> dedictaed hard drive) and get it into a Virtual PC scneerio or will I need
> to
> start from scratch. What steps will be involved overall?
>
> Thanks everyone.
Sent: 04/14/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:13:01 -0700, A Gunslinger
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
Keep in mind that you will have to do some maintenance on XP, since
the VM's hardware is significantly different than the host PC.
You can link to a physical disk via the Disk Wizard, but you'll n eed
to remove the drive letter from Vista first.
--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.
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>Vista came on the PC. I added a new HD and isntalled XP pro on that second
>one. the dual booy occurs on 2 separate physical drives, not partitions of
>same drive.
>
>Hoping to just do image on the XP because I have the XP just as I like it
>finally. thanks for the reply!
Sent: 04/14/2008
From: "Colin Barnhorst" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:You will need to get another license. The OEM copy that came with the
machine may not be transferred to a vm.
"A Gunslinger" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
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> Vista came on the PC. I added a new HD and isntalled XP pro on that
> second
> one. the dual booy occurs on 2 separate physical drives, not partitions
> of
> same drive.
>
> Hoping to just do image on the XP because I have the XP just as I like it
> finally. thanks for the reply!
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> The same as you would on any computer. Transfer an image and then do a
>> repair installation of XP.
>>
>> If XP came preinstalled on your computer you may not transfer the
>> license,
>> even to a virtual machine on the same computer. If is a retail copy then
>> it
>> might be simpler to reinstall into a vm. The Vista boot files are likely
>> on
>> the XP partition so download VistaBoot Pro and copy the boot files to the
>> Vista partition or Vista will not boot when you remove XP.
>>
>> "A Gunslinger" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >I have dual boot system currently, Vista Ultimate and XP Pro. Getting
>> >tired
>> > of rebooting to access XP. Will there be anyway to take the XP (on its
>> > own
>> > dedictaed hard drive) and get it into a Virtual PC scneerio or will I
>> > need
>> > to
>> > start from scratch. What steps will be involved overall?
>> >
>> > Thanks everyone.
>>
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