Vista in Virtual PC

Blue Ten · 03-27-2008, 01:20 AM

Hi, I recently took a web-based class that required me to install Vista Business in a Virtual PC. This worked out fine, and the copy was eventually activated...

For future reference (and easier access) I want to install it on my laptop instead (still in VPC). But since it's already been activated on one machine, is it possible to move it over to another PC now? I remember my instructor saying something about there being a process for this, but I could be mistaken.

Thanks in advance for the help.

andressergio · 03-27-2008, 11:34 AM

Hey pal

Virtual machines are portable...you don't need to activate again...just install the virtual pc and open the virtual disk

Cheers
Sergio

Blue Ten · 03-27-2008, 12:53 PM

Really? So, I could just, say, burn the current VPC files to a DVD and then paste them in the right folders on my laptop?

If that's the case, thanks so much for the help

. I didn't know this at all, lol.

I'll give it a shot next chance I get.

**ags131** · 03-27-2008, 12:56 PM

Copy the vhd file and then just create a virtual machine in VirtualPC tell it to use the harddrive.

EX:
If you have the vhd file named vista.vhd on the desktop pc simply copy that file to the laptop.

Create a virtual machine configuration in virtual pc. Tell it to use an existing vhd. Tell it where vista.vhd is stored.

Thats all there is to it.

Your vhd file (Virtual Hard Disk) may not be named vista.vhd

Blue Ten · 03-27-2008, 01:06 PM

Ah, I remember catching a glimpse of that option during the initial setup. Will do, then, lol.

Thanks very much for the help, guys

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Blue Ten · 03-27-2008, 01:18 PM

Oh, forgot to ask this. They actually gave me a full copy of Vista Business through a school program. Now, if I wanted to one day actually install this on my laptop, would that be a different story in regards to the activation?

If I can't do it, then I won't worry about it. Already got Home Premium on my laptop. It'd just be [really] awesome to have a clean install for once. Haven't had one of those since my old Windows 98 machine XD.

03-27-2008, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blue Ten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Vista in Virtual PC Hi, I recently took a web-based class that required me to install Vista Business in a Virtual PC. This worked out fine, and the copy was eventually activated... For future reference (and easier access) I want to install it on my laptop instead (still in VPC). But since it's already been activated on one machine, is it possible to move it over to another PC now? I remember my instructor saying something about there being a process for this, but I could be mistaken. Thanks in advance for the help.

03-27-2008, 11:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
andressergio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 88 OS: XP Pro ESP & VISTA Ultimate ESP	Re: Vista in Virtual PC Hey pal Virtual machines are portable...you don't need to activate again...just install the virtual pc and open the virtual disk Cheers Sergio __________________ [Q6600 L737B 2.4@3,84 1,4250vbios] [2x2GB Mushkin 1025 5-5-5-15] [P5K Deluxe BIOS 311 vdrop mod] [2X SATAII SEAGATE 500GB 7200.11] [RME MULTIFACE I 24bit/96Khz Firewire] [EVGA 8800 GTX (630/1605/2000)] [LG 22WQT] [TT TOUGHPOWER 850W modular] [D-TEK Fuzion CPU block + D5 Vario Pump + HW Black Ice 360 GT Rad + Swiftech Micro Res]

03-27-2008, 12:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blue Ten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Vista in Virtual PC Really? So, I could just, say, burn the current VPC files to a DVD and then paste them in the right folders on my laptop? If that's the case, thanks so much for the help . I didn't know this at all, lol. I'll give it a shot next chance I get.

03-27-2008, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
ags131 On or offline which am I? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 212 OS: Win XP Pro SP2, Kubuntu (LINUX), (95, 3.1, in VirtualPC) My System	Re: Vista in Virtual PC Copy the vhd file and then just create a virtual machine in VirtualPC tell it to use the harddrive. EX: If you have the vhd file named vista.vhd on the desktop pc simply copy that file to the laptop. Create a virtual machine configuration in virtual pc. Tell it to use an existing vhd. Tell it where vista.vhd is stored. Thats all there is to it. Your vhd file (Virtual Hard Disk) may not be named vista.vhd __________________ Adam Join the TSF Team for the Folding@Home Project. Team number 85015.

03-27-2008, 01:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Blue Ten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Vista in Virtual PC Ah, I remember catching a glimpse of that option during the initial setup. Will do, then, lol. Thanks very much for the help, guys .

03-27-2008, 01:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Blue Ten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Re: Vista in Virtual PC Oh, forgot to ask this. They actually gave me a full copy of Vista Business through a school program. Now, if I wanted to one day actually install this on my laptop, would that be a different story in regards to the activation? If I can't do it, then I won't worry about it. Already got Home Premium on my laptop. It'd just be [really] awesome to have a clean install for once. Haven't had one of those since my old Windows 98 machine XD.