I have 2008 2012 install media not sure how far it will get me, I initially tried recovery to get the boot issue fixed , but it would always just restart.
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] browse / mount VHD file offline Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:20:05 +0000 Do you have bootable recovery media for Win7/WS08R2 or higher? http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/kbase/VirtualizationTips/ServerVirtualization/MicrosoftHyper-VR2Tips/Management/MountingVHDFileswithDiskPart.html Among its many uses DiskPart can be used to mount VHD files just as if they were physical hard disk. This tip shows you how to do this. DiskPart has a myriad of uses when it comes to managing hard disks, but most don’t know that it can be used to manage virtual hard disk (VHD) files as well. Using DiskPart we can quickly mount a VHD file as if it were a physical disk in order to browse its file structure. In order to do this, you must first select the vhd file with the command: select vdisk file=filename.vhd When this is done the disk must be attached using the command: attach vdisk Finally, you can assign the VHD file a drive letter and begin browsing with this last command: Assign letter=K -Bonnie From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J- P Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 8:15 AM To: NT <[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] browse / mount VHD file offline Hi all, I have a server that wont boot due to the notorious Broadcom bxvbda.sys driver, I can boot into recovery and see the files are all there, HOWEVER, the particular files I want to get to right away, are inside a guest OS ( 1 TB VHD) I can also boot into Centos (livecd) and see the VHD as well . Trying to copy the VHD will take approx. 4 hours , I was hoping to somehow mount / browse the VHD file ( be it on *nix or any other means) for a particular folder and copy its content to a usb drive for a user, is there anything I can boot into that will allow the exploring / browsing of a VHD file?
