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Originally Posted by PCH
Hi Brent,
thanks for the tip. Does VMware include everything needed 'after' the stage where I've made a system image?
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Hi Paul,
Yes it does.
If you happen to have a second networked computer, you can run
VMware on it and use the "Virtualize physical machine ..." wizard
from the pulldown menu.
https://pubs.vmware.com/workstation-...E81047B45.html
On your old XP machine you will load a small piece of software
called the VMWare vCenter Converter Standalone, which you simply
download from VMware over the net.
Once the wizard starts, it will ask you for the network name of the
machine you want to virtualize and your account name and password.
The wizard will then create a folder on your machine which you can
basically treat as a blackbox but it contains the virtualization of your
old XP machine. It has files inside that are a clone of your entire old
file system.
You don't need to horse with low level utilities like Norton Ghost.
The folder that contains your new virtual machine can now be run
on VMware. It will boot like a real computer within a VMware workstation
program. You can select fullscreen mode and it will be like sitting in front
of the original XP machine again.
You can copy the folder to another physical computer and run it there.
You can archive it on a removable USB hard drive if you don't plan on
using it often. It can basically go on living forever.
You can upgrade your underlying physical machine to the latest and
greatest operating system without worrying about upsetting any
legacy apps on your virtualized XP machine.
Best Regards
Gary