Use windows 7 virtual machine in Virtualbox?

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Jorgen_CAB
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Use windows 7 virtual machine in Virtualbox?

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I would like to know if I can somehow import or convert my virtual machines from Windows 7 to be used in virtualbox. In windows 7 the file extension for my virtual machine disks are "vmcx" and I can't find any mention of how to run these with virtualbox, if it is even possible?
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Re: Use windows 7 virtual machine in Virtualbox?

Post by mpack »

You can use VHD disk image files, but not XP mode control files.
Jorgen_CAB
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Re: Use windows 7 virtual machine in Virtualbox?

Post by Jorgen_CAB »

Yes, the VHD file was of course what I needed to use. I'm mainly used to the Virtual PC 2007 and the vmcx file was just the config file. My mistake... :)
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Re: Use windows 7 virtual machine in Virtualbox?

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One more issue now is that the Windows 7 (32-bit) installed on the drive blue-screen as soon as it tries to load. Do I have to do something else to start a Windows previously installed with Virtual PC or is this not possible?
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Re: Use windows 7 virtual machine in Virtualbox?

Post by Jorgen_CAB »

Ah... never mind my second question... I had to mount my vhd drive as an IDE drive and not a SATA drive. Now it loads the operating system as it should.
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