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10-14-2008
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| | backing up before xp3 Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want to update it to SP3. Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something goes wrong? Thanks |
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10-14-2008
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| | Re: backing up before xp3 "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%236V%2379gLJHA.1500@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want to > update it to SP3. > > Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before > doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something > goes wrong? folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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10-14-2008
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| | Re: backing up before xp3 On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:13:51 +0100, "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want to >update it to SP3. > >Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before >doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something goes >wrong? > >Thanks If things go bad, turon off the VM and discard the changes, if things work, merge the changes. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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10-14-2008
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| | Re: backing up before xp3 "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uVcIlHhLJHA.3808@xxxxxx Quote: > "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%236V%2379gLJHA.1500@xxxxxx > Quote: >> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want >> to update it to SP3. >> >> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before >> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something >> goes wrong? > Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to another > folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename... > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this. |
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10-14-2008
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| | Re: backing up before xp3 On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:30:28 +0100, "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > > >"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:uVcIlHhLJHA.3808@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%236V%2379gLJHA.1500@xxxxxx >> Quote: >>> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want >>> to update it to SP3. >>> >>> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before >>> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something >>> goes wrong? >> Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to another >> folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename... >> >> >> -- >> Mark Rae >> ASP.NET MVP >> http://www.markrae.net >Thanks - but I need more detailed guidance - in Windows Explorer, where is >the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this. > Settings, then highlight the "Hard Disk 1" entry you will find the exact location of the VHD file in the right hand panel. This file contains the "hard disk" for the guest... -- Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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10-14-2008
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| | Re: backing up before xp3 On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:30:28 +0100, "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > > >"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:uVcIlHhLJHA.3808@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%236V%2379gLJHA.1500@xxxxxx >> Quote: >>> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want >>> to update it to SP3. >>> >>> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files before >>> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something >>> goes wrong? >> Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to another >> folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename... >> >> >> -- >> Mark Rae >> ASP.NET MVP >> http://www.markrae.net >Thanks - but I need more detailed guidance - in Windows Explorer, where is >the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this. > > designed for. Details are in the VPC Help. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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10-15-2008
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| | Re: backing up before xp3 "Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message news:mh9af4humcg30c355mh55dkp5nsfjstuob@xxxxxx Quote: > On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:30:28 +0100, "Wasted" > <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >> >> >>"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>news:uVcIlHhLJHA.3808@xxxxxx Quote: >>> "Wasted" <johnprice108@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:%236V%2379gLJHA.1500@xxxxxx >>> >>>> Hi - I managed to set up a virtual XPSP2 drive a while ago and now want >>>> to update it to SP3. >>>> >>>> Is there a simple way to back up the whole thing by copying files >>>> before >>>> doing so, so that I could just copy those files back again if something >>>> goes wrong? >>> >>> Yes - just use Windows Explorer and copy the virtual hard disk to >>> another >>> folder, or to the same folder but changing its filename... >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Rae >>> ASP.NET MVP >>> http://www.markrae.net >>Thanks - but I need more detailed guidance - in Windows Explorer, where is >>the virtual hard disk shown, how is it identified? I'm new at this. >> >> > It's faster to just use Undo Drives, this is specifically what they're > designed for. > Details are in the VPC Help. > > -- > Cheers, > Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP > http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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