Can i boot from a VHD (Virtual Hard Drive)


  1. Dominic Warden
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    Windows 8 Pro x64
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    Can i boot from a VHD (Virtual Hard Drive)


    Hi, i was wondering if it is possible to boot my computer from a vhd and add it to the boot menu. I do not want to dual boot, I am trying to use the vhd like a dual boot. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

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  3. Golden
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    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    Hi,

    Have you seen whether this helps?

    Boot from a VHD using Windows 7
    Virtual Hard Drive VHD File - Create and Start with at Boot

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  4. Dominic Warden
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    Thanks but my VHD i want to boot from has windows 2000 installed on it. could i still boot from it?
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  6. Kaktussoft
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Dominic Warden said:
    Thanks but my VHD i want to boot from has windows 2000 installed on it. could i still boot from it?
    How did you create a VHD file with win2000 on it?
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  7. Dominic Warden
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    i created it with virtual pc 2007 and installed windows 2000 on it
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  8. cyclic
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    I don't see how you could boot a virtual OS it only works with Vista and w7 as per the tutorial linked by Golden
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