Solved Can't copy XP from physical Hard Drive

DragonPoet

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I found a pretty good guide to do this but the guide is telling me to run what I think is a script in VBoxManage. Well anytime I try to run VBoxManage.exe from the C:\Program File\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe it pops up a CMD looking screen and scrolls through a bunch of stuff then closes. Can anyone help me, please and thank you?

Guide is here: Migrate_Windows - VirtualBox

And here is the youtube link of what I upload to show you what it's actually doing: YouTube - VBoxManage.exe Fails.avi
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway DX4600-15e
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 Build 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 810 Deneb 45mm Technology
Motherboard
Gateway RS780 (AM2)
Memory
8GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, GeForce GT 220
Sound Card
Realteck High Definition Audio
Hard Drives
1TB Western Digital SATA
Keyboard
Logitech Wave Keyboard K350
Mouse
Logitech Mouse M510
Internet Speed
3Mb/s
OK, so I've figured out how to use VBoxManage, but can some one tell me exactly what to type? The Guide that I have provided isn't painting enough of a clear picture for me. I've been able to convert the physical drive into a VMWare file, but is there a way to just convert it to a VirtualBox File format or convert the VMWare file format into Virtualbox? Please help!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway DX4600-15e
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 Build 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 810 Deneb 45mm Technology
Motherboard
Gateway RS780 (AM2)
Memory
8GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, GeForce GT 220
Sound Card
Realteck High Definition Audio
Hard Drives
1TB Western Digital SATA
Keyboard
Logitech Wave Keyboard K350
Mouse
Logitech Mouse M510
Internet Speed
3Mb/s
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