Convert the remote physical computer Win98

= & gt; SEE maybe INSTEAD: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1144827

TOO MANY DEAD ENDS. I am very frustrated. Please help me find a new path, or convert a dead-end in a path of success!

I need to move from a legacy Win98 to a virtual machine, bringing with it boot disk software that may not be installed or activated again.

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I put the disc in a remote computer as boot drive. I can't convert Win98 remote physical computer to a virtual machine. )

From VMware Workstation 6.5, I File/Import, connect to the remote computer successfully (name = michelle, username = guest, password = *). Then, I like the VMware Converter Agent needs to be installed temporarily on your remote computer. I then get a "failed to connect" error. In the vmware log file, I see the converter tries to a share named "\michelle\ADMIN$" there is no such action, and I don't know how you would set this to the top on the Win98 machine. This attempt will never succeed? In a help file, I read "the wizard of Conversion of VMware in Desktop allows you to import the following types of virtual and physical machines:"and Win98 is NOT in the list. "

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Otherwise, I could build a v2I backup (.sv2i) and try to convert that. However, I vaguely remember trying to do this a few years ago, and it does not Win98. It may concern the converter does not support Win98

= DEAD END #3 =.

Otherwise, maybe I need to go back to a 'METHOD ZERO' tablecloth topic (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1140447#1140447) earlier suggested continuum "Port loses Win98 bootdisk to the virtual machine (guest)? ((I'm waiting on backup .qic below before taking the disc off another motherboard and put it in the host machine.))

However, his method includes the use of vmware - vdiskmanager.exe. I do not have this program, and it appears to come only with the GSX server. All I have is VMware Workstation 6.5.X.

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Otherwise... I'm currently a .qic BackupMyPC backup of the original diskette of Win98, now begin on another card mother. I hope that later have a Win98 VM with BackupMyPC and restore my backup of .qic original Win98 disk in the virtual machine. HOWEVER, I can't create the virtual Win98 machine. Other current running VMs can get to my CD, but this one won't boot off of it. I got the new VM at startup of a Win95 boot in DOS disk, and this virtual machine will now Boot C: in DOS mode. However, it does not recognize my CD-ROM as d:, whatever the configuration (image autodetect, d: or iso). So, I'm stuck again!

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I noticed that Ghost 14 has its own ability to export to a VMware virtual image. However, Ghost 14 does not work under Win98.

= DANGEROUS END #6 =.

If I try to upgrade the operating system of the real legacy disk Win98, I'll probably break some features of other old tools I need, which are the reason why I can't start over again. Physically I could clone the drive, but it's probably another series of dead ends. The worst would be to get it all cloned and running to find the legacy of garbage tools...

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Thank you very much

Helmut

PS Where can I find vdiskmanager continuum 'method of zero?

PS how to add this community to 'my communities '?

You did say "or a second VM.  Of course, I don't know why a 'second' VM.  All I think that I need is a single machine virtual to run Acronis restore.  Why do I need TWO of them, or why I need this product LiveCD?

Instead of overwrite your Windows XP guest, you can simply attach a new virtual disk... and replace this one... then remove the new virtual disk from VM WinXP and attach the same disk to your guest of win98 and start from there.

It will be useful,

--

Wil

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