RE: [NF] a Q for the VM experts

2007-02-28 Thread Rodney Dixon
odney > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Andy Davies > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] a Q for the VM experts > > > Hi, > I am just about due for an upgrade to m

RE: [NF] a Q for the VM experts

2007-02-28 Thread Dave Crozier
Andy, If you use the VMWare offering then they have a utility to convert a live disk into a VMWare image. Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Davies Sent: 28 February 2007 12:18 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] a Q for

Re: [NF] a Q for the VM experts

2007-02-28 Thread Alan Bourke
If it has to be MS Virtual PC, the only think I can think of is imaging the entire drive with something like Acronis TrueImage or Ghost. Also create an Acronis recovery CD. Then create a new blank VM, boot it from the Acronis CD and restore the image into the VM. If you were using VMWare, the fre

[NF] a Q for the VM experts

2007-02-28 Thread Andy Davies
Hi, I am just about due for an upgrade to my corporate pc (unless I get thin-cliented) - now I am attached to my existing cluttered Win2K machine (I also have a Win95 that I resort to occasionally) - So - can I [easily] put my existing machines up as 'virtuals' on a new hardware platform? (It will