I use Reflect free for. Today was the first day for me, with a virtual machine and the first day for Ubuntu and Macrium Image of my C:\ VistaOS.

I hope that my happiness do not keep on too short :-))

So I dont understand exactly your suggestion, sorry (newbie here). Yes the macrium boot CD can recognize all my internal discs and my HDD USB and my USB BD drive whrn it start with Isolinux Utility.

But what should I do with the boot CD of Macrium?

I think so:

- turn my PC on with external HDD USB connected: here is the mrimg image. no no: in this case Windows will recognize the external usb HDD, but Ubuntu doesnt.

also 1)

open VMPlayer from desktop Windows (The status of Ubuntu 11.04 will be restored...)

2) connect a usb HDD drive.

3) VM will tell me: "VMware USB Device Installing..."

4) now VM can see the device, ok.but then...?

5) open the image mrimg in VMPlayer not allowed...

how to create a new virtual machine in VM folder? (click on Create new VM from where?)

macrium boot cd have to recognize what? what is Player hard disc?

thank you in advance