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Old 12-02-2008   #1 (permalink)
Lion
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P2V Windows XP to Vista Business

Hi ,

I have configured my new Vista Business Machine and its working perfectly.
I still need to have access to my old Win XP box so I installed Microsoft
Virtual PC 2007. What I want to know its if there is a program that will
convert my WinXP box and play it as a VM on the Vista with Virtual PC
installed. Platespin Power Converter seams to be the program that can but
but too expensive. VMware do a P2V converter but you can only run the
converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.

Anyone know a program that would do the job and that is not Microsoft System
Centre Virtual Machine Manager as this requires full server setup first.

Many thanks,



Lion


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Old 12-02-2008   #2 (permalink)
I came from distant star
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Re: P2V Windows XP to Vista Business

>VMware do a P2V converter but you can only run the
converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.

You are trying to use a toy program to do real work? Vmware server is free
and is about say.. .a TRILLION times better than that TOY crap stupid excuse
of a virtual machine called VPC2007!

www.vmware.com since its free why not use the best? Yes you can install
it on vista...



"Lion" <Lion@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hi ,
>
> I have configured my new Vista Business Machine and its working perfectly.
> I still need to have access to my old Win XP box so I installed Microsoft
> Virtual PC 2007. What I want to know its if there is a program that will
> convert my WinXP box and play it as a VM on the Vista with Virtual PC
> installed. Platespin Power Converter seams to be the program that can but
> but too expensive. VMware do a P2V converter but you can only run the
> converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.
>
> Anyone know a program that would do the job and that is not Microsoft
> System Centre Virtual Machine Manager as this requires full server setup
> first.
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
>
> Lion
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-03-2008   #3 (permalink)
Lion
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Re: P2V Windows XP to Vista Business

Thanks for the advice.

"I came from distant star" <starail@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
Quote:

> >VMware do a P2V converter but you can only run the
> converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.
>
> You are trying to use a toy program to do real work? Vmware server is free
> and is about say.. .a TRILLION times better than that TOY crap stupid
> excuse of a virtual machine called VPC2007!
>
> www.vmware.com since its free why not use the best? Yes you can install
> it on vista...
>
>
>
> "Lion" <Lion@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:#5Y5LfLVJHA.3908@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hi ,
>>
>> I have configured my new Vista Business Machine and its working
>> perfectly. I still need to have access to my old Win XP box so I
>> installed Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. What I want to know its if there is
>> a program that will convert my WinXP box and play it as a VM on the Vista
>> with Virtual PC installed. Platespin Power Converter seams to be the
>> program that can but but too expensive. VMware do a P2V converter but
>> you can only run the converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.
>>
>> Anyone know a program that would do the job and that is not Microsoft
>> System Centre Virtual Machine Manager as this requires full server setup
>> first.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Lion
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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