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Laila_Afreen23
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‎02-02-2023 01:12 AM

Converting Windows 7,8, XP & Vista Machines with vCenter Converter 6.3

Dear community,

I was looking to remotely convert Windows XP, 7, 8 and Vista machines using vCenter Converter 6.3. Now, I am aware that these OSes are no longer supported by version 6.3  and version 6.2 is no longer supported by VMware. However, when I look at the release notes for 6.3, I see some quick fixes when using Windows 7 or Vista. Would it be wrong to think that I CAN convert older Windows version using Converter 6.3, but with some adjustments?

If anyone has any experience doing the same, please enlighten me!

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maksym007
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‎02-03-2023 05:52 AM

You want V2V or P2V ? 

 

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Laila_Afreen23
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‎02-06-2023 11:43 PM

Hi @maksym007 i was looking to do P2V conversion

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maksym007
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‎02-07-2023 08:36 AM

Hmm, P2V never had opportunity to do earlier.

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Laila_Afreen23
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‎02-13-2023 12:52 AM

Hi @maksym007 ,

Im not sure if you got my last query. but did you do a V2V conversion using any of the legacy OS mentioned in OG query? If so, how was your experience doing it?

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Laila_Afreen23
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‎02-13-2023 12:55 AM

Drawing attention to query, @plamen_d & @ivivanov 

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rmilling
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‎03-25-2023 01:48 PM

So, did Converter v6.3 successfully run on and convert a physical Windows 7 system to a virtual machine.

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