Hardware Laptop OS to Virtual Machine without reinstalling Windows
Hi,
I'd like to make a snapshot of my current hardware laptop and migrate Windows drives (and all the utilities installed) to a virtual machine (I'm using Vmware Workstation).
What's the fastest way to do it?
Please note that for the snapshot part I've got only a shared folder on a network, no USB or dirrect attached storage.
I've tried Norton Ghost 15 but no luck, cannot see the network with it.
I'd like to make a snapshot of my current hardware laptop and migrate Windows drives (and all the utilities installed) to a virtual machine (I'm using Vmware Workstation).
What's the fastest way to do it?
Please note that for the snapshot part I've got only a shared folder on a network, no USB or dirrect attached storage.
I've tried Norton Ghost 15 but no luck, cannot see the network with it.
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Yes, you can save the VM to external or LAN drives.
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Please help, this solution fails for me:
FAILED: Unable to create a VSS snapshot of the source volume(s). Error code:
2147754774 (0x80042316).
Operation stopped at 94% :(
FAILED: Unable to create a VSS snapshot of the source volume(s). Error code:
2147754774 (0x80042316).
Operation stopped at 94% :(
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I'm using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0 and Windows XP as a host OS.
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Also, using a USB storage device directly connected to the host machine.
Did you install Converter on the Laptop?
At 94% it is still cloning, is there any issue with the a laptops disk?
At 94% it is still cloning, is there any issue with the a laptops disk?
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Yes, I've installed on the laptop.
At 94% received the error. No problem with disks...
At 94% received the error. No problem with disks...
Check event logs, check VMware Converter Logs, Restart Laptop.
in the cloning process it's failing, either read or write.
Cloning (6%-95%)
did you make any changes to the conversion process, like hard disk size etc?
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No, no changes.
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Im not sure what's happening. I've modified the memory only.
Now it fails at 1% with 2147754758 (0x80042306).
Please help.
Now it fails at 1% with 2147754758 (0x80042306).
Please help.
modified the memory only.
what memory?
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The memory value of the destination machine.
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Yeah, Im not able to make it. Stucks at 1%. Any other solutions that would work, please?
failing between (0%-5%) is the Creation of the target virtual machine (VM) (0%-5%).
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So what should I do then?
did you read the Best Pracrices Guides?
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Sorry, I don't have time for that. I need something that works.
Anyway, thanks rindi and hanccocka for the efforts.
Anyway, thanks rindi and hanccocka for the efforts.
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Problem not solved yet.
try
Download trial copy of Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery
Install and take an image of the laptop
Use VMware Converter to convert image (it knows it natively) to a VM
Use Converter 4.3.
Download trial copy of Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery
Install and take an image of the laptop
Use VMware Converter to convert image (it knows it natively) to a VM
Use Converter 4.3.
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hanccocka:
I've downloaded acronis and I will try to convert the acronis image to VM with Vmware Converter.
Do you have experience with that?
I've downloaded acronis and I will try to convert the acronis image to VM with Vmware Converter.
Do you have experience with that?
Yes, it will not work, Acronis images since version 9.0 are no longer compatible with VMware Converter.
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Weird thing because there's such option in Vmware Converter.
Any chance to convert that image to ISO or to load it somehow in vmware workstation/player?
Any chance to convert that image to ISO or to load it somehow in vmware workstation/player?
Yes, that's correct, but Acronis have updated their product several times, and v10 and v11 TIB images are different to v9.0.
I'm sure the last time I tried using a v11 image it failed.
I'm sure the last time I tried using a v11 image it failed.
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OK, so what should I do then?
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I mean, vmware converter is not working for me.
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery or VMware Converter, and work with the experts.
This process sometimes, is not point and click.
This process sometimes, is not point and click.
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Is the Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery trial any use? I don't want to pay for the software...
Yes, that's the trial.
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So what's the plan? Install Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery and import it's output to Vmware Converter?
Download trial copy of Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery
Install and take an image of the laptop
Use VMware Converter to convert image (it knows it natively) to a VM
Install and take an image of the laptop
Use VMware Converter to convert image (it knows it natively) to a VM
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Has VMware vCenter Converter Standalone the option to save on a network shared folder?