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Mary Parlett-Sween - 02 May 2008 13:32 GMT

I've just installed a new PC with Vista Enterprise. I would like to create a
VM using the existing XP installation on my old computer. Can I do that? Or
do I have to start from scratch and install the OS from the installation
media?

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Bo Berglund - 02 May 2008 14:28 GMT

>I've just installed a new PC with Vista Enterprise. I would like to create a
>VM using the existing XP installation on my old computer. Can I do that? Or
>do I have to start from scratch and install the OS from the installation
>media?

This is called Physical-to-Virtual (P2V for short)
It is coverede in the VPC FAQ (http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx)
The P2V entry is: http://vpc.visualwin.com/ngfaq.aspx#19

Ben Armstrong also has a blog on this:
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2004/11/24/269412.aspx

Bo Berglund

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