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Re: Convert old OS to a Virtual Disk and use on a new PC

From	Simon <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject	Re: Convert old OS to a Virtual Disk and use on a new PC
Date	2025-05-08 00:01 +0000
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On 07/05/2025 03:23, Ant wrote:
> I wonder if it is possible to make my 5/29/2021 64-bit W7 HPE SP1
> Macrium Reflect Rescue v7.3.5925 (WinPE v3.1) image backup *.mrimg into
> a VM.
> 

Have you created a rescue media of Macrium? If the answer is yes then 
you can restore the backup image in VBox,

Step 1 is to create a Virtual Machine with disk size say 150GB.

Step 2 is to click on the start button in Virtual box but at the same 
time press F12 function key to boot-up with the rescue media flash drive.

Step 3 is to browse your image file and follow the restore process in 
the normal way.

This should restore the image to your Virtual Box and see if it runs OK.

Windows 7 never supported efi so this might be a problem on newer 
machines but try it anyway.

Make sure you have backup of your main machine because mistakes can 
happen when restoring the image.

I don't have Windows 7 ISO handy to try this but I have restored Windows 
10 from Virtual Box to the main machine. You are doing the opposite but 
it should work.

One of these days I will try to do what you want to do but with Windows 10.

Please note latest version of Virtual Box allows you to boot-up from a 
media. If you pay careful attention on the screen when pressing the 
start button it asks you if you want to boot-up from a device. See this 
image:

<https://i.imgur.com/Vm1och4.png>

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Convert old OS to a Virtual Disk and use on a new PC Dual Boot Windows <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-06 03:30 +0100
  Re: Convert old OS to a Virtual Disk and use on a new PC ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-05-07 02:23 +0000
    Re: Convert old OS to a Virtual Disk and use on a new PC Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-07 08:26 -0400
    Re: Convert old OS to a Virtual Disk and use on a new PC Simon <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-08 00:01 +0000

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