topic booting cd images in VMware Fusion Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/booting-cd-images/m-p/1850156#M110938 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When booting cd images from an new VM using Bios based emulation, i am able to, but when its UEFI, i cannot.</P><P></P><P>is there a way to change UEFI to bios and visa vesa without creating new vm again&nbsp; ?</P><P></P><P>e.g. when i backup using Symantec Recovery 2013, from Windows 7 (UEFI), and boot to cd afterwards to restore (to test), it cannot boot, but when&nbsp; i create new BIOS based vm and add existing backup dive it boots to cd, but cannot restore as&nbsp; "UEFI partition cannot restore to&nbsp; BIOS based system"</P><P></P><P>Can i switch from BIOS to UEFI, and back by editing vmx file ? That would be allot easier.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 May 2020 08:44:02 GMT TECH198 2020-05-11T08:44:02Z booting cd images https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/booting-cd-images/m-p/1850156#M110938 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When booting cd images from an new VM using Bios based emulation, i am able to, but when its UEFI, i cannot.</P><P></P><P>is there a way to change UEFI to bios and visa vesa without creating new vm again&nbsp; ?</P><P></P><P>e.g. when i backup using Symantec Recovery 2013, from Windows 7 (UEFI), and boot to cd afterwards to restore (to test), it cannot boot, but when&nbsp; i create new BIOS based vm and add existing backup dive it boots to cd, but cannot restore as&nbsp; "UEFI partition cannot restore to&nbsp; BIOS based system"</P><P></P><P>Can i switch from BIOS to UEFI, and back by editing vmx file ? That would be allot easier.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 May 2020 08:44:02 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/booting-cd-images/m-p/1850156#M110938 TECH198 2020-05-11T08:44:02Z Re: booting cd images https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/booting-cd-images/m-p/1850157#M110939 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ok..I think i got it..</P><P></P><P>Under VM Settings&gt;&gt;&gt;Advanced, than UEFI to BIOS from pull down... boo to cd,,, restore from backup drive, power down VM, change back to UEFI and boot normally.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 May 2020 08:59:28 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/booting-cd-images/m-p/1850157#M110939 TECH198 2020-05-11T08:59:28Z