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Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

Laila_Afreen23 — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:12:51 GMT

Dear community,

I was looking to remotely convert Windows XP, 7, 8 and Vista machines using vCenter Converter 6.3. Now, I am aware that these OSes are no longer supported by version 6.3 and version 6.2 is no longer supported by VMware. However, when I look at the release notes for 6.3, I see some quick fixes when using Windows 7 or Vista. Would it be wrong to think that I CAN convert older Windows version using Converter 6.3, but with some adjustments?

If anyone has any experience doing the same, please enlighten me!

Re: Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

maksym007 — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:52:31 GMT

You want V2V or P2V ?

Re: Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

Laila_Afreen23 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:43:29 GMT

Hi @maksym007 i was looking to do P2V conversion

Re: Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

maksym007 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:36:53 GMT

Hmm, P2V never had opportunity to do earlier.

Re: Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

Laila_Afreen23 — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:52:26 GMT

Hi @maksym007 ,

Im not sure if you got my last query. but did you do a V2V conversion using any of the legacy OS mentioned in OG query? If so, how was your experience doing it?

Re: Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

Laila_Afreen23 — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:55:24 GMT

Drawing attention to query, @plamen_d & @ivivanov

Re: Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

rmilling — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:48:17 GMT

So, did Converter v6.3 successfully run on and convert a physical Windows 7 system to a virtual machine.