Can i boot from a VHD (Virtual Hard Drive)

[Dominic Warden]

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.

Thanks

 

[Golden]

Hi,

Have you seen whether this helps?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/625-boot-vhd-using-windows-7-a.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2953-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file-create-start-boot.html

Regards,
Golden

 

[Dominic Warden]

Thanks but my VHD i want to boot from has windows 2000 installed on it. could i still boot from it?

 

[Kaktussoft]

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?

 

[Dominic Warden]

i created it with virtual pc 2007 and installed windows 2000 on it

 

[cyclic]

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