There are many benefits of running in VMs vs. I won't go into them here. That's not the purpose of this post. Given the way VMs involve the idea of software pretending to be hardware, it should come as no suprise to you that when you create a virtual machine for example, one that runs a copy of Windows XP or Windows Vista , the whole enchilada is stored in just a handful of files that live on the hard disk of your computer.
In my last post -- the one that may have caused some confusion -- I talked about how the act of copying a Windows virtual machine from one computer to another might awaken the licensing Gods at Microsoft. What did I mean? Under the guise of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage WGA program, Windows includes an anti-piracy technology that prevents software pirates from installing one copy of Windows on many computers.
Each computer must have it's own license and to make sure that each unique copy of Windows is somehow married to a unique computer, WGA tries to establish a unique signature or thumbprint for your computer that's based on its hardware configuration. While Microsoft's will talk in generalities about how its fingerprinting algorithm works, the actual code is a secret. Even the folks at VMware -- a company whose solutions are impacted by Microsoft's anti-piracy policies -- aren't exactly sure how it works and they've studied it.
Attempts to install or even run an already-activated copy of Windows on a computer other than the one it was originally married to should, if Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage software is working properly, be met by a dialog like the one below generated by Vista.
So, will copying a VM from one physical computer to another wake up the Microsoft licensing Gods? And, why would you do such a thing? One reason I like to have this option at my disposal is that I beat up my notebook computers pretty badly. Over the years, most of my notebook PCs have had to go in for one repair or another.
This is bad news if everything you need your data, applications, bookmarks, etc. Unless of course all of your software and information is loaded into a VM rather than into the operating system that was installed on the bare metal. For the program to work correctly, you will probably have to restart your PC. Admittedly, VMware vCenter Converter Standalone can be relatively complicated since it's a tool for administrators. Don't worry, though, for the process of virtualizing your existing Windows installation can be as easy as following the steps below.
After installing and running the application on the PC you want to virtualize, click on the Convert machine button on the top left of its window. The Conversion window will appear, configured by default to work with remote Windows PCs.
Leave Select source type as Powered on , and use the drop-down menu directly underneath to change the type of computer from Remote Windows machine to This local machine. Change the setting in the drop-down menu next to Select destination type from VMware Infrastructure virtual machine to VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine. Some new settings will show up, among other things allowing you to specify the virtualization solution where you're going to use the produced virtual machine.
It's worth choosing the correct solution from the drop-down menu next to Select VMware product for optimal compatibility and performance. Next, click on the Browse button on the right, and choose where you want to store your virtual machine.
Select a spot with enough free storage since the results will take up as much space as your actual Windows installation, and then some. You can tweak many options of the virtualization process, but most users will have to make only a few adjustments to the default settings. So don't be alarmed if an error icon accompanies the first of those: as we'll see, that's normal. While in Options , the first entry under Current settings will demand your attention with a red error icon.
Step 4: Click on Next and locate the folder that you export above. Step 1: Right-click on the virtual machine that you want to clone and select Settings. Step 2: Click on Hard Drive in the left panel. Then you can see where the location of the virtual hard disk is. Step 3: Locate to the folder of the virtual hard disk and right-click to copy it. Use Your iPhone as a Webcam. Hide Private Photos on iPhone. All Microsoft's PowerToys for Windows.
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