Convert Win 2003 Server in Msoft Virtual PC

[Quest99]

Does anyone know If it's possible to convert a Windows 2003 Server residing in Microsoft Virtual PC

using the VMware Converter (3.0.3-89816).

I've tried but I get the error, host system not recognised.

I'm trying to migrate images in Microsoft Virtual PC to VMware Fusions rather than having to rebuild them from scratch.

Cheers

Brian

[asatoran · Accepted solution]

Try installing Converter inside the running VPC virtual machine. Then choose to convert the "physical machine." I've had to do that with many VPC/VS virtual machines when cold importing failed. I don't know what it is with Microsoft's format that Converter doesn't like, but the "physical machine" import usually works.

[paragsha]

Could you attach the converter agent logs for the failed conversion.

[Quest99]

Asatoran,

many thanks for the excellent advice and apologies for not replying sooner.

I'm off sick and doing things when able.

I successfully connected to the Msoft VM using the the converter within the VM,(having failed to do so before doing a cold import)

however it still failed to covert the VM

I then tried to import doing a cold import again and interestingle the converter recognised the disk on the Msoft VM

but stil refused to convert the VM.

Finally I did some house keeping on the MSoft VM, emptying the recycle bin, deleting old files etc and you know what?

Performing a cold import worked, it tok approx.30 mns. I now have my Windows 2003 Server with my business intelligence

apps running on the Macbook pro using VMare Fusions.

Again many thanks for the valuable advice.

Brian