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Robert_S1
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What is the easiest way to create virtual machine out of dead PC?

One of our PCs died recently - almost certainly the motherboard. Its an old beast and not worth repairing. What is the easiest way of preparing a virtual machine out of the OS on the hard drive? The drive could easily be put into a functioning machine.

TIA.

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zanmk
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Hi!

attach the disk to another PC, boot it from Converted Boot CD and clone it to VI.

regards

Martin

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Immortal
Immortal

put old disk into a IDE-to-USB enclosure and follow

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/243885?tstart=0




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