I apologize in advance if this has been discussed already but I searched the forum and could not find a discussion on it.
I have a backup image of my W7 machine and wanted to test it in VBox. I have tried selecting the .VHD file from my backup but was unsuccessful.
Is this possible? If so How?
Thanks.
Windows 7 backup image in Virtual Box
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Re: Windows 7 backup image in Virtual Box
No, it is not possible. Microsoft uses the .vhd file type for backup but the image can only be used by the backup software. It is not a bootable image of the installed OS.
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Re: Windows 7 backup image in Virtual Box
Is there any way of testing my Windows backup on a VM?
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Re: Windows 7 backup image in Virtual Box
Install Windows and restore the backup through the use of the image?
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Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
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Re: Windows 7 backup image in Virtual Box
I tried that but it asks where to restore it from. The file size is 96gb so I can't put it on a flash drive. I tried pulling from a network drive but can't get it to work.