What about converting the win2k box with vmware converter? In this way you will have a vm that is cloned from your physical box.
________________________________________ From: Oliver Marshall [oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:46 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Systemstate restore to Vmware VM Hi chaps, I'm having probs with a restore of an old win2k box to a vmware VM. The box is an old web server which is very....errr..old. Its a P3, 256Mb, 20GB HD, Win2k box. The disks are nearly max'd out completely and there is no more space or the ability to add more (the ISP no longer supports this range and wants to turn it off). We've got a VM setup and have restored the data to it, but when we restore the systemstate and then reboot, the VM stops responding to input. We cant control the mouse or keyboard, or send it instructions via the menu options in Vmware (ctl+alt+del etc). However the VM drive light does occasionally flicker as though the VM itself is running and eventually a screensaver appears in the VM window. Any ideas how I can get the VM to continue to respond after the systemstate restore ? Olly ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
