Le 27 juin 2017 17:32, Lew Wolfgang <wolfg...@sweet-haven.com> a écrit : > > On 06/27/2017 02:27 AM, Adam Funk wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is there any way to create a VirtualBox image from Windows installed > > on a laptop without physically removing the hard drive? Ideally, it > > would be something like booting a live CD and putting the image file > > on a USB stick or drive.
Yes, it is. You first have to run an utility on the windows install (see the doc) > > I've used UNIX/Linux utilities (dd) to make a full disk image after booting > the source machine with a Linux "Rescue" DVD, such as Knoppix or the > rescue option on an openSUSE DVD. But I've used this cloning method > to transfer Linux installs, not Windows. I'd be surprised if it works with > Windows since Microsoft ties Windows to cryptographic modules on > the motherboards. Older Windows versions would sniff around to look > at the hardware environment and would refuse to run if too much changed. > > Just last week the need arose to move a Win-10 install to a VirtualBox client > running on the same machine. I didn't even try it because it looks like > VirtualBox doesn't virtualize the cryptographic module (TPM) on the host > machine. > > All that being said, if you want to try it I can supply the exact dd syntax > to make an image file. Loading that image file into a VirtualBox client > is something I've never tried and would be an exercise left for the > student... > > Regards, > Lew > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe: > mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
