Hi WoodyZ, dear fried!

you are the best!!

thanks for helping me!

you are right! I'm sorry, english is my...fourth language (german language were better

the dictionary is helping me.

binaries newbie + english newbie!!! oh my good! *big grin*

thank you for your patience when you read what I try to write! your are number one!!

yes, that is exactly what I'm trying to do:

>>If your trying to create a Virtual Machine from an Image created of the  Physical Machine by Macrium Reflect Free Edition then this becomes a  complex task, although it's not impossible it does require advanced  knowledge and skills and the tools to accomplish the task and there is  more then one way to go about it.<<

yes!!

1) I have an Image MRIMG created of my Phisical Machine (Vista32 SP2) by Macrium Reflect Free edition build 4.2.

this image contains my VistaOS. (active partition). this image is now on my second internal harddisk (Data disc) and on my external usb HDD and burned on a bluray disc.

2) I'd try to perform this complex task: i.e. create a virtual machine from my image.

my purpose => A) Vista running on my phisical pc (host?) and, if needed or when I desire, B) my Vista running *at the same time* on an virtual machine (guest?).

3) this virtual machine my be VMware Player 3.1.4 (already installed) or an application which you may want to suggest me. (Warning: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 will NOT work on my pc, becuase I have Vista Home Premium Edition, not Enterprise nor Business Edition, therefore Microsoft's virtual machines will not work here).

4) I am able to convert my file MRIMG (24GB because Macrium Reect compress the image) into a file VHD (the size will be 48GB).

I have already done this task (MRIMG > to VHD), thanks the utility " ImgToVhd.msi " downloaded from here

http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50005.aspx

5)

Thanks a suggestion that I have found on Facebook in foreign language, I'm now able to edit the .wmx file (by using the Notepad.exe) in the folder \MyDocuments\Virtual machine to let VMPlayer read and "understand" the file VHD, even if it is NOT natively supported by VMPlayer.

I guess that the VHD file has been recognized by VMPlayer as a VMDK file, I guess.

6) At the moment I have one virtual machine in VMPlayer: simply double clic on Virtual Machine#1 and Ubuntu starts. No problem!

No problems here because I have installed Ubuntu on VMPlayer directly from an image .ISO. This task was easy for newbies too

7) I guess that I have already installed the additional VMware Tools (but not sure...), when I have installed my first virtual machine in VMPlayer for Ubuntu, the application told me to download VMware Tools. I clicked Yes! I think they have been already automatically installed.

I have the Macrium Boot CD. It works and it is able to recognize my phisical internal harddisks (C:\ os, D:\ data) and my external usb HDD L:\ and my external usb LG bluray burner.

9) I DON'T have the *original CD* from Windows Vista (I did not find it in the packege as I had purchased my pc!!!)

10) but I have "two self made DVD's", burned from the partition Factory Recovery --a locked partition of the main disc C.\

(I guess that this is an Utility preinstalled by HP manufacturer: I was allowed to burn this kind of 2DVD's ONE time ONLY...I have never used this DVD's or "Restore DVD's"?? I have a laptop Asus with Vista "preinstalled" from manufacturer and a Pc desktop HP Pavillion Elite with Vista "preinstalled"...).

PS:

[[[[[ 11) I'd be very happy to try this complex task before on my laptop (for testing purpose). Then, if I go a virtual machine running Vista (the image of Vista) flawlessy on my laptop (my laptop will act as a guinea pig! and the audio will work and the periferic usb devices will be recognized by the virtual machine (VMPlayer?),

then I will do the same complex task (I guess.... without help! on my desktop pc too, the "main pc"! ]]]]]

If you don't understand what I wrote (as I said above, I write with the help of the dictionary...;-) or if you need further infos about my system/tools/purposes...please let me know. I'm not in a hurry Thanks a lot in advance.