Windows 7 Pro 32bit disk2vhd image not working with virtual box/pc


  1. Jonathanb
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and lower
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    Windows 7 Pro 32bit disk2vhd image not working with virtual box/pc


    Hello everyone,

    I'm trying to make a copy of a workstation (Win7 Pro 32bit) and run it on virtual box or virtual pc. The image has been created with disk2vhd and the image strangly works with hyper-v, but when I use virtual box or virtual pc I get a bsod.

    Does someone know how I can make this work voor virtual box/pc?

    Thank you in advance.

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  3. jimbo45
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    Hi there.


    Are you actually creating a VM from your PHYSICAL machine (P2V).

    Ensure you have the LATEST version of VBOX. Fiddling around with APIC settings too might help.


    Forget Virtual PC though - it's now deprecated - use VMware player (free) instead if you need an alternate to HYPER-V or VBOX -- in this case you'll need the FREE VMWARE converter tool.

    Cheers

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  4. andrew129260
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    For security reasons it is another reason to use virtual box or VMware player.


    I love VMware player and never have an issue with it:

    VMware player:

    https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/fre...are_player/6_0

    VMware conversions tool:

    VMware vCenter Converter: P2V Virtual Machine Converter | United States
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  6. Jonathanb
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    Thank you for both of your replies!

    It seems that inside virtual box the vhd that you import is automatically added as an SATA disk. When I removed it from sata and added it as an IDE device, it all worked. I'm really glad that I don't have to go to Virtual PC. I wasn't aware of a free VMware alternative. Maybe I'm going to check there product sometime.

    Thanks again for the help!
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