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#* Select appropriate network(s), then click '''Next''' | #* Select appropriate network(s), then click '''Next''' | ||
# '''3: Customization''' | # '''3: Customization''' | ||
#* Its recommended to select the ''Remove all System Restore checkpoints'' option (if available), VMware Tools can be installed later, then | #* Its recommended to select the ''Remove all System Restore checkpoints'' option (if available), VMware Tools can be installed later, then click '''Next''' | ||
# '''4: Schedule Task''' | # '''4: Schedule Task''' | ||
#* Run now! Its bound to fail as a scheduled task! Click '''Next''' | #* Run now! Its bound to fail as a scheduled task! Click '''Next''' | ||
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#* Leave ''Power on the new virtual amchine after creation'' checkbox cleared, then click '''Finish''' | #* Leave ''Power on the new virtual amchine after creation'' checkbox cleared, then click '''Finish''' | ||
== Other Options == | |||
If VMware Converter is unable to P2V your machine (for example as of writing you can't P2V a Win2k8 R2 machine as the VSS interface has changed and VMware haven't released a new version yet), there are other (free) options | |||
# Use [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx SysInternals Disk2vhd] to hot-clone a machines disks to Microsoft format VHD files | |||
# Use [http://www.starwindsoftware.com/converter StarWind V2V Converter] to convert VHD files to VMDK's | |||
# Create a new VM, then upload the VMDK files | |||
# Edit the VMX file to cater for the new VMDK's | |||
# On first boot it may be nessessary to edit the registry to avoid a BSOD (change <REG_DWORD Start</code> to </code> in <code>HKLM\p2v\ControlSet001\services\LSI_SAS</code> (you need to boot usind a recovery CD to be able to access the registry. | |||
For further info see http://sanbarrow.com/p2v2008r2.html | |||
[[Category: VMware]] | [[Category: VMware]] | ||