Vista - Convert dual-boot to virtual PC?

Hi,

My mom just got a Vista PC and I told her she could run her old PC inside
Vista with Virtual PC. Her old PC has a dual -boot of Windows and
windows2000 on a single physical IDE hard drive.

I imagine I would need to convert the windows98 and Win2000 into separate
VM's

How can I do this and where to start?

I have experience win the host software - I have a couple VM machines but
they were native builds, not P2V. I've only done P2V with VMware/

Thank you,
-Bob

just bob wrote:
Hi,

It's been awhile since I've tried it, but this "in place upgrade" procedure:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292175

has sometimes (no guarantees) worked for me.

Jim

On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:36:33 -0700, "just bob" <kilbyfan@xxxxxx>
wrote:
You could just try creating an image first and dumping it into a VM.
The dual boot shouldn't be an issue.
MS doesn't have a P2V for VPC. But, using something Acronic TrueImage
or Ghost should let you image the box and then dump it into a VM.
Although I'd guess that for TrueImage you'd need to do them separate
for it to work correctly.

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

Arg! what should be stated in the group FAQ and following any post like mine
is: "Hey fella: if your mom bought a Vista machine with either of the
"home" editions, your out of luck, pal!

Good luck trying to buy computer with ultimate or business edition at a Best
Buy or Frys.

Thanks, Microsoft. You really SUCK! You are pissing off grandmothers the
world over....



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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:34:01 -0700, "just bob" <kilbyfan@xxxxxx>
wrote:
if that was true on any level.
First, even though VPC 2007 wasn't "officially supported" by MS it
worked just fine and was used by many people.
Second, the VPC 2007 SP1 hotfix added support for Vista home.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958162

Improvement 1
The Virtual PC 2007 support matrix is extended to include the
following SKUs:
Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Windows Vista Home with Service Pack1 (SP1)

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

Steve, thanks for the correction. More reading on my part of recent material
would have told me exactly thus. I am red faced.

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On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:20:29 -0700, "just bob" <kilbyfan@xxxxxx>
wrote:
No worries. The MS site is sometimes confusing and requires you to
work much harder than you should for information. ;-)

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/