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Windows 7: Make sys image files able to run in VirtualBox
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16 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium FloridA |
Make sys image files able to run in VirtualBox
OK, In Windows 7's security options, you can make a System Image, so when I got my computer, I made a system image for back up. Is there any way I can use these files to run Windows 7 in like Virtual PC or VirtualBox, etc.? Please let me know.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX
OS Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 900 @ 2.20 GHz 2.19 GHz
Motherboard Compaq?
Memory 2.00 GB
Graphics Card Intel
Sound Card [I do not know. Sorry.]
Monitor(s) Displays Built in display, only one screen (1366 x 768 pixel)
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Keyboard Duh, yeah!
Mouse Mickey, but yes
PSU [Huh?]
Case Plastic
Cooling Fan (thats all i know)
Hard Drives Built in 220GB also external portable Western Digital 500 GB
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16 Apr 2010
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Theoretically it should be possible...
Get your Windows Installation Disk, insert it and boot off of it inside the VM. Use it to Restore the System using your system image. Restore your computer from a system image backup | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Keyboard Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
PSU Magsafe
Case Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Hard Drives {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
Internet Speed 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
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16 Apr 2010
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#3 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
The problem you run into is that vBox is considered another system by the EULA. I think you would have problems activating it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Keyboard Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
PSU Magsafe
Case Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Hard Drives {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
Internet Speed 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
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16 Apr 2010
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#5 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by notsograymatter  The rare valid point! What is "rare" about it? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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16 Apr 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by whs
Quote: Originally Posted by notsograymatter The rare valid point! What is "rare" about it? It's just a saying, don't worry about it  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Keyboard Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
PSU Magsafe
Case Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Hard Drives {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
Internet Speed 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
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16 Apr 2010
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#7 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
I don't worry at all. But you guys have rare sayings. I discover some new ones all the time. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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17 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
I have always my latest system image mounted to a virtual machine as a second hard drive, to be able to exract files whenever I need to. This tutorial shows how to that, you can use the same principle to mount an image as a main hd in Virtual PC or VirtualBox machine.
However, Whs had a good point: you need to have a licence to use the same Seven installation (= image) on a separate (virtual) machine. That's also the reason I'm mounting the image as a second HD, not as a system drive.
Kari | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2.
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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