Problem creating VM Win7 on new PC without ISO

I just bought a new computer with Win7 Home Premium and also buy VMWorkstation 7.  I wanted to create a "clone" of Win7, but the pc mfg (HP) did not provide records of Win7 OEM.  Instead they installed a "recovery partition" on the system so that if something happened, Win7 could be restored from the recovery partition.

What I tried to do, is that first of all, I have created a backup system (using Acronis workstation 9.5) Acronis.  Then went into vmware and select the import option and select the acronis .tib file.  The wizard displays 3 partitions to select, an 'active' partition, the partition "C" and "D" partition (which is the recovery HP/Win7 partition).  I tried selecting all the different combinations of those partitions (all the 3, just 1 & 2, 2 & 3, etc, etc.).  But in all cases, after vmware creates the virtual machine and I try to turn on the virtual machine, I get an error of Windows boot manager indicating that something has changed in the software or hardware and a required device is missing.

So is there a trick to create a virtual machine using a tib Acronis file?  Or does anyone have any suggestions on how to create a virtual machine from my current win7 drive without having the CD / iso of the original disks of win7?  I'm at my wits end on what to try next.

TIA

Jim

PS: I also tried the same thing using the stand-alone vmconverter software (try to convert the acronis in this way).  But I get the same Windows Boot Manager error message.

.. .and once more I'll be back in the Windows boot manager with an error message indicating that a required device is missing...

After you have created the virtual machine and restore the Acronis image, before the virtual machine, run converter and choose "configure Machine."  He is injecting the missing drivers in the virtual machine.  I do not think that Windows7 is supported, but I have not yet tried converter on Win7.  I hope that Win7 is close enough for converter to cope.

Otherwise, you must use a 'restore anywhere' feature there in Acronis when restoring.  ("Restore anywhere", this is what we call the function in Symantec Backup Exec System Restore http://a.k.a. Ghost. )  I don't know how it's called in the Acronis products.)  'Restore anywhere' is designed to restore the image of a different motherboard or speed control, which is exactly what you are doing and the probable reason for the error message.

... Of course, all this would be so much simpler if HP would be provided only the installation discs for Win7 OEM w / the new computer instead of just a "recovery"... disk partition

Even if HP gave you recovery disks (or order you from HP), it is likely that disk drives 'factory restore', which would be essentially use something like Acronis to restore an image of the HD, just as the recovery partition.  Or the discs would be related to a specific model of HP and won't work in the virtual machine.  (My HP restore discs to work this way.  They cannot be run in a virtual machine and you need to do some manual complex extraction in order to use windows on restore disks.)  If HP discs probably not help much anyway.

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