I would like to copy my current windows (host) installation to a VM.
Is this possible with an already installed windows and no windows installation in the VM?
Copying my Windows host to a guest
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TerryE
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This process is known as physical-to-virtual or P2V. The answer is yes, but their are a lot of wrinkles. If you search the forum you will see many topics on this including Vtov's Howto: Windows XP in both VM and native and its discussion.
This process is known as physical-to-virtual or P2V. The answer is yes, but their are a lot of wrinkles. If you search the forum you will see many topics on this including Vtov's Howto: Windows XP in both VM and native and its discussion.
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