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Converting real hard drive to vhd file

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 08/04/2009
From: "Michael Chare" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Are there any utilities that will take programs/data from a real hard drive
and convert it to a vhd file.

I have Windows 98SE on an (old) hard drive, it won't run in native mode on
my new hardware, but I can install a new copy on Windows 98SE on a Vhd file.

What I would like to do is somehow run the 98SE setup on my old hard drive
on my new hardware.

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Michael Chare

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Re: Converting real hard drive to vhd file

Sent: 08/04/2009
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Windows 98 is both easier and harder to transfer to a VM, it's harder
because none of the current PtoV products support it.

Remember that none of the hardware is going to be the same, so getting
it to boot might be a problem, but what you need to end up doing is
create a VHD and VM, boot it with a Win98 boot floppy, FDISK, FORMAT
the virtual hard drive with the /S switch to copy the boot files, then
shut it down. Then you need to use a product like Win image to copy
*all* the files on the original PC's hard drive into the VM, with the
directory structure intact.

Then you just boot the VM again and hopefully it detects all the
hardware correctly and boots. Then if it does, install the VPC
additions and you're good to go.

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Bob Comer

On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 17:44:05 +0100, "Michael Chare"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

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>Are there any utilities that will take programs/data from a real hard drive
>and convert it to a vhd file.
>
>I have Windows 98SE on an (old) hard drive, it won't run in native mode on
>my new hardware, but I can install a new copy on Windows 98SE on a Vhd file.
>
>What I would like to do is somehow run the 98SE setup on my old hard drive
>on my new hardware.

Re: Converting real hard drive to vhd file

Sent: 08/07/2009
From: "Michael Chare" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

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

Thanks, I will give Win Image a try.

--
Michael Chare

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