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Re: [LUG] Virtual Box Preserving Xp

 

On 26/04/14 14:50, Kevin Lucas wrote:
> I have just successfully done what i feel is the first of many,
> Preserving instances of XP in Virtual box.
> 
> Had a XP user with an IDE disk 80 GIG with his Xp on flagging, failing
> very slow..
> 
>  Spent a bit of time de cluttering Defrag, etc and then SysPrep so the
> machine is sealed up ready for deployment.
> 
> So, 
>  Got a new PC ( Barebone from Novatech) Installed Mint 16 Cinnamon as
> its the easiest Desktop to deal with ( I think) for a Win user.
> Connected the Old Disk with IDE usb adapter.
> used Disks ( program) in Linux to make a disk image, I know I could use
> dd etc but this is so easy and reliable.
> then the command 
> VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI  XPIMAGE.img XPIMAGE.vdi
> 
> converted the 80 gig image in about 25 mins
> **********The VBox in the Mint repro's fail!!! **************
> *****************I had to download the newest Deb file from Oracle  and
> install that****************** 
> some issue with it not thinking the BIOS Virtuisation was turned on!
> (had me worried for a bit!)**********************
> 
> Then just Set up a New Machine in V Box (XP type)
> Left the Disk to add later,
> Fired up VB and in Settings Storage added a new Disk under the
> Controller ( the XPIMAGE.vdi) 
> set it as Primary Master.
> Started the Machine 
> and Windows starts up and after putting in the LIC code 
> comes up all OK!
> just the Guest addons to install for the Graphics etc and it all works
> fine.
> Spent 20 mins with the amazed new owner of his revived machine, with a
> little teaching on the Linux side,  and he seemed to pick it up OK,
> Linux and Virtual box. 
> Advised him not to rely on the XP as a long term solution but he now can
> check out what Mint has to offer along side using his familar XP.
> Win Win !
> 
> 
> Next is a Dead laptop Win 7 
> cant sys prep this but I am going to have a go at image and convert to
> VDI just for fun and see if it will resurrect!


http://www.vmware.com/uk/products/converter

This will make your life much easier.

Regards

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