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backing up before xp3

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 10/14/2008
From: "Wasted" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want to
update it to SP3.

Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before
doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something goes
wrong?

Thanks

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Re: backing up before xp3

Sent: 10/14/2008
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:13:51 +0100, "Wasted"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Shut down the VM, turn on Undo Disks, restart the VM.
If things go bad, turon off the VM and discard the changes, if things
work, merge the changes.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want to
>update it to SP3.
>
>Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before
>doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something goes
>wrong?
>
>Thanks

Re: backing up before xp3

Sent: 10/14/2008
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:30:28 +0100, "Wasted"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

It's faster to just use Undo Drives, this is specifically what they're
designed for.
Details are in the VPC Help.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>
>
>"Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> "Wasted" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>>> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want
>>> to update it to SP3.
>>>
>>> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before
>>> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something
>>> goes wrong?
>>
>> Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to another
>> folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>
>Thanks - but I need more detailed guidance - in Windows Explorer, where is
>the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this.
>
>

Re: backing up before xp3

Sent: 10/14/2008
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Wasted" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to another
folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want to
> update it to SP3.
>
> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before
> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something
> goes wrong?

Re: backing up before xp3

Sent: 10/14/2008
From: "Wasted" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Thanks - but I need more detailed guidance - in Windows Explorer, where is
the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this.

Show quoted text

> "Wasted" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want
>> to update it to SP3.
>>
>> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before
>> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something
>> goes wrong?
>
> Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to another
> folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net

Re: backing up before xp3

Sent: 10/14/2008
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:30:28 +0100, "Wasted"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

If you select your guest in the VPC2007 console and then go to the
Settings, then highlight the "Hard Disk 1" entry you will find the
exact location of the VHD file in the right hand panel.
This file contains the "hard disk" for the guest...
--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

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Re: backing up before xp3

Sent: 10/15/2008
From: "Wasted" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Aaahhh - now I understand - many thanks.

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> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:30:28 +0100, "Wasted"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> "Wasted" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>
>>>> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want
>>>> to update it to SP3.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files
>>>> before
>>>> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something
>>>> goes wrong?
>>>
>>> Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to
>>> another
>>> folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename...
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Rae
>>> ASP.NET MVP
>>> http://www.markrae.net
>>
>>Thanks - but I need more detailed guidance - in Windows Explorer, where is
>>the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this.
>>
>>
>
> It's faster to just use Undo Drives, this is specifically what they're
> designed for.
> Details are in the VPC Help.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/

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