Windows XP to be p2v. How to prepare for smooth conversion?

[WinXPvirtualize]

Windows XP based setup (OS+user software + user data) has to be transferred to virtual machine. Fusion will be the operation env. of virtualized Win XP.

As for the Windows operating on real hardware which steps to take in order the conversion is smooth and trouble-free as possible?

Graphic card AGP ATI with ATI proprietary drivers - switch to VGA? If yes, how?

AGP port on SIS controller with  SIS proprietary driver ? Change to standard? If yes, how?

Marvell NIC with proprietary driver? To be disabled, uninstalled?

It is not possible to remove SIS SATA driver cause the OS is installed on SATA drive behind SIS controller under control of SIS proprietary driver.

MS drivers for ICH9M or similar were injected for smooth conversion.

Anything else?

[TomHowarth]

If you just run a VMware conversion on a target, all the device drivers that are necessary for the correct running of a virtual machine in ESXi will be installed.  all you would then need to do is clean up the legacy device drivers by removing the shadow devices and uninstalling any unneeded software.

The virtual hardware has no relation to the physical hardware of the underlying device.

[WinXPvirtualize]

Thanks for your feedback!

> all you would then need to do is clean up the legacy device drivers by removing the shadow devices and uninstalling any unneeded software.

That's even the point in my question.

Is it possible, if yes how to do it, to remove the device drivers for graphic card, nic, AGP port, SATA controller and replace them with standard drivers coming from Windows?

As for this physical machine at this moment the installed drivers come from device vendor: SiS, AMD ATI, Marvell.

I saw signals in web those drivers can harm while booting on other machine.

What do you mean by shadow devices?

[TomHowarth · Accepted solution]

To remove hidden shadows device drivers follow the below

Open a command prompt on the Windows VM (Start --> Run --> cmd).

set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1

devmgmt.msc

In the device management console (View --> Show Hidden Devices).

Uninstall the devices that are no longer required. Such as old network devices.  These will show up as faded.