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Windows 7: Can i virtualise my existing XP install on W7
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30 Sep 2009
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Can i virtualise my existing XP install on W7
Sorry if there is already a thread on this. I got Xp and Windows 7 dual-boot and wanted to know if it is possible to virtualise my existing Xp install?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory 2.00 GB
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution 1400x1050
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant Mouse
Hard Drives 100Gb SATA
Internet Speed Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
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30 Sep 2009
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I would say no. I'm pretty sure the VM is going been see as totally different hardware, which means you would need a new license, because its not going to let you re-activate that XP. Its not worth paying for it, if you have Windows 7 Pro or Business because they come with XP Mode with a free license. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom built
OS Windows 7 RC 64bit
CPU amd
Motherboard msi
Memory 2gb
Graphics Card nvidia
Sound Card audigy 2 zs
Monitor(s) Displays 21" lcd widescreen
Keyboard old HP
Mouse 5 button
Hard Drives 300gb in 3 partitions (1 for winxp, 1 for win7-64, and 1 for data)
Internet Speed cable
Other Info xpmode installed and working :)
dualbooting with xp pro on same hdd
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30 Sep 2009
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Windows 7 x64, MAC, BT4, Vista x64, server 2003 ent (DC) UK |
Quote: Originally Posted by aem  Sorry if there is already a thread on this. I got Xp and Windows 7 dual-boot and wanted to know if it is possible to virtualise my existing Xp install? This can be done with VMware using the P2V method.
~Mike | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hand Built
OS Windows 7 x64, MAC, BT4, Vista x64, server 2003 ent (DC)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX
Memory Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Dominator
Graphics Card Sapphire RADEON X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3
Sound Card Sound blaster Audigy PCI
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SM223BW 21.6" TFT Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
Keyboard Logitech
Mouse Logitech
PSU OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU - 120mm Fan SLI Ready
Case Antec 900 Nine Hundred - Gaming Case
Cooling OCZ Vindicator AMD and Intel Socket 754 939 940 AM2 775
Hard Drives Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Samsung F1 Spinpoint 1TB SATAII 5400RPM 32MB Cache
Internet Speed 5800 kbps DN & 800 kbps up "on a good day"
Other Info Because I can :-D
My score is 5.8 CPU lagg even overclocked @ 3.1 per core
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30 Sep 2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by HP Support
Quote: Originally Posted by aem Sorry if there is already a thread on this. I got Xp and Windows 7 dual-boot and wanted to know if it is possible to virtualise my existing Xp install? This can be done with VMware using the P2V method.
~Mike Won't that require a new license though? Everytime I've used VMware to convert something whether a drive image or whatever, the virtual hardware is seen as a change and I cannot re-activate XP. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom built
OS Windows 7 RC 64bit
CPU amd
Motherboard msi
Memory 2gb
Graphics Card nvidia
Sound Card audigy 2 zs
Monitor(s) Displays 21" lcd widescreen
Keyboard old HP
Mouse 5 button
Hard Drives 300gb in 3 partitions (1 for winxp, 1 for win7-64, and 1 for data)
Internet Speed cable
Other Info xpmode installed and working :)
dualbooting with xp pro on same hdd
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01 Oct 2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by HP Support
Quote: Originally Posted by aem Sorry if there is already a thread on this. I got Xp and Windows 7 dual-boot and wanted to know if it is possible to virtualise my existing Xp install? This can be done with VMware using the P2V method.
~Mike Ive actually tried it and can't get it to work. Much like the issue you would get when you Ghost a HDD not from DOS but from inside the OS (you can't do it from within OS).
Btw, the vmware is the "vmware vcenter Converter Standalone"? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory 2.00 GB
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution 1400x1050
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant Mouse
Hard Drives 100Gb SATA
Internet Speed Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
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01 Oct 2009
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#6 | |
Windows 7 x64, MAC, BT4, Vista x64, server 2003 ent (DC) UK |
OK, VMware workstation will enable you to P2V your workstation, although its best to do it from another workstation on the same VLAN.
Yes you will need an O/S key to install, after all you are installing a fresh O/S although its in a shell its treated as a seperate O/S
~mike | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hand Built
OS Windows 7 x64, MAC, BT4, Vista x64, server 2003 ent (DC)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX
Memory Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Dominator
Graphics Card Sapphire RADEON X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3
Sound Card Sound blaster Audigy PCI
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SM223BW 21.6" TFT Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
Keyboard Logitech
Mouse Logitech
PSU OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU - 120mm Fan SLI Ready
Case Antec 900 Nine Hundred - Gaming Case
Cooling OCZ Vindicator AMD and Intel Socket 754 939 940 AM2 775
Hard Drives Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Samsung F1 Spinpoint 1TB SATAII 5400RPM 32MB Cache
Internet Speed 5800 kbps DN & 800 kbps up "on a good day"
Other Info Because I can :-D
My score is 5.8 CPU lagg even overclocked @ 3.1 per core
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01 Oct 2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by HP Support OK, VMware workstation will enable you to P2V your workstation, although its best to do it from another workstation on the same VLAN.
Yes you will need an O/S key to install, after all you are installing a fresh O/S although its in a shell its treated as a seperate O/S
~mike I don't want to install a fresh OS, i wanted to virtualise my existing Xp install as said in topic heading. Why i want to do this? Work related, some apps still are not compatible with Windows 7. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory 2.00 GB
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution 1400x1050
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant Mouse
Hard Drives 100Gb SATA
Internet Speed Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
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02 Oct 2009
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#8 | |
Windows 7 x64, MAC, BT4, Vista x64, server 2003 ent (DC) UK |
So, yes if you have a workstation already mounted there is no reason why you cannot P2V it, its just better running your VMclient or server from another workstation and P2V across the LAN
~Mike | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hand Built
OS Windows 7 x64, MAC, BT4, Vista x64, server 2003 ent (DC)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX
Memory Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Dominator
Graphics Card Sapphire RADEON X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3
Sound Card Sound blaster Audigy PCI
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SM223BW 21.6" TFT Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
Keyboard Logitech
Mouse Logitech
PSU OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU - 120mm Fan SLI Ready
Case Antec 900 Nine Hundred - Gaming Case
Cooling OCZ Vindicator AMD and Intel Socket 754 939 940 AM2 775
Hard Drives Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Samsung F1 Spinpoint 1TB SATAII 5400RPM 32MB Cache
Internet Speed 5800 kbps DN & 800 kbps up "on a good day"
Other Info Because I can :-D
My score is 5.8 CPU lagg even overclocked @ 3.1 per core
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03 Oct 2009
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Can you explain more what needs to be done  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory 2.00 GB
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution 1400x1050
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant Mouse
Hard Drives 100Gb SATA
Internet Speed Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
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03 Oct 2009
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition FL |
he wants to take his existing xp partition and use that from within windows 7's xp mode. personally i'm not sure if this is possible but i'd imagine it is because thats more or less what was intended with xp mode. you may have to wait a little bit for a tutorial but i'm sure someone much smarter than myself will figure this out quickly. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition
CPU Intel Core i7 Extreme 3.33GHz
Motherboard EVGA X-58 SLI Classified
Memory 12GB DDR3
Graphics Card 2x EVGA 285 2GB in SLI
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi ExtremeGamer
Monitor(s) Displays 30" Viewsonic
PSU Thermaltake 1000w supporting quad SLI
Case Thermaltake Armor Full Tower
Cooling Thermaltake V1 CPU+DIY Liquid cooling
Hard Drives 2x1TB Western Digital 7200RPM in RAID 0/1TB WD My Book External HDD
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