Reinstall Windows XP in Virtual Machine on Windows 7

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• Can I use the same windows on my virtual machine?

  I had windows pre-installed in my dell laptop (Latitude E6420). I did not have the cd key but I extracted using a program called Magical jelly bean key finder. Now, I have the following information on my windows installation

  Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1

  Product no.: XXXXXXXX

  Installed from media "OEM."

  Product ID: XXXXX-OEM-XXXXXXXX

  CD Key: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  Computer name: XXXXX

  Registered owner: XXXXX

  Registered organization: Microsoft
  Now, I want to install linux on my machine and use the current windows in a virtual machine inside the linux host. Is is possible if I completely uninstall this windows of my computer and reinstall the virtual machine with the same key?
  I'm not very familiar with this also can someone guide me what are the steps I have to take if this is possible.

  Hi Andre,

  Thank you for your answer, but this does not completely answer my question. I also read that OEM installation does not install the same windows on another machine (virtual machine is like different machine even if I do this on the same machine) and installation of the mine is OEM type.

  More important still, how install windows in the virtual environment? If I format the computer and install linux, in addition to this install virualbox and install inside windows that use the cd - key and it will work. ? I doubt it because the windows is already activated in this machine.

  The extract of the contract (EULA) for Windows 7 and applies to the retail and OEM of Windows 7 versions. So, Yes, you can reinstall it in a Virtual Machine.

  Yes, you will need to format the machine under Linux, then reinstall Windows 7 in a computer program virtual suitable as Oracle Virtual Box 4.2, VMWare Player 5.0 or VMWare Workstation. You can then use the product key located on the COA sticker to reactivate the license.

• Virtual PC - create new virtual machine snap into button appears not

  I installed virtual PC and having the image in XP mode works on Win 7 64 bit on a Dell Optiplex 990 i5 processor.  However when I choose the Manager of Windows Virtual PC and the Windows Explorer window opens, I see not the option create a virtual machine, just 'burn' where it should be.

  I tried to activate windows 7 aero UI think the classic look of windows blocked somehow but that has no effect.

  I tried to reinstall the configuration of virtual machine directly on the site but it gives me the message that there is not suitable for use.  I tried uninstalled and re - install, but get the same when the Explorer window is missing the snap.

  How can I get the snap in option seem to create a virtual drive?  The window appears with the title of Virtual Machines.

  Once again, the image in XP mode work properly and starts and stops without any problem.

  Hi NSmith,

  It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please post your question in theTechNet Support Forum. You can follow the link to your question:
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/w7itprovirt/threads

  I hope it helps. If you have problems in the future, please let us know. We will be happy to help you.

• Best way to reinstall Windows 7 on a virtual machine

  I have 2 questions, first, I'm sure I know the answer to but it leads to the second.

  I have a new Windows 7 Machine. I have played with it for a bit, but now intend to install server 2002 on it, then use W7 in a virtual environment.

  The questions are:

  1. I'm pretty sure of browsing the forum, I know the answer to this and its no.! but that's still...

  My original plan was to install the server and use dual boot but use the virtual w7 on a daily basis, rather than one that came on the machine - if I wqill need it is longer than the 30 days grace period. Can I use the same key for both because they are both on the same computer / hardware? Most of the forums seem to say no, but also a distinction that it runs on the same computer / hardware - it will be - only virtually.

  I can use other virtual machines to win 7, but these will be tests for the main environment and will be very temporary.

  2 assuming that the answer 1 is not and I'll have to install the server and then use my W7 key on a new installation in a virtual environment, what is the best way to backup everything on the current w7 machine and restore it to the w7 machine I create virtually?

  Note: I have 2 drives - 500 GB which I intend to mirror using the server (and then install another but that is not relevant to this ATM), but in the short term can I save photos, music and other files I want this player. It is mainly the files and installs them, personal settings, home group game settings etc... I want to be able to restore to the new environment of W7.

  Even if the answer to 1 is Yes, this information would be useful as I would like to create my current environment of W7 on the virtual machine.

  I will note that I have legal and valid product (in reason, where I work) keys for:

  Server 2008

  Windows 7 Professional x 2 (even if I intend to use one on a separate physical computer - I only want one on the machine that I put the server use)

  Thank you

  Nicci x

  Thanks for the reply.

  The goal is to learn windows server.

  I have a knowledge base of what I do, but only with A + / N + level but who seek to expand and learn things myself.

  I have 5 machines in the House and want to create a windows network using the server. The main engine was purchased for this purpose.

  Can I install server on a virtual machine in win7 then? That would probably make life easier

  Yes, you can. Do you intend to set up as a domain controller and have the clients to connect to it? If you want clients to connect to it as the other 5 machines which must run a Windows business edition, then its better you double boot with the existing installation of Windows 7. It is also very easy. He just set up a partition in Windows 7, boot from the disk of Windows Server 2008 R2 and select the partition where you want to install Windows Server 2008.

  Win7 is pro - these two licenses - with the machine, I bought. It came preinstalled but is a clean install without all the dell tools etc... Add.

  The other has not been used or turned on but goes to another machine.

  Is Server 2008 R2

  I know and understand the process of rearmament, thanks. The goal is to create a network within the home and begin to define AD profiles, use the server as a proxy and whole ton of other plans.

  I understand the potential challenges, I have created for me but I wanted to understand the best, legal way to go on this issue.

  I have a product key for server 2008 - I'm not trying to use the same one for server and win 7.

  Recommended or not, that's what I asked at the start - backup current win 7 and restaurant then in a virtual machine created on Server 2008 possible?

  No, it will not work. As suggested, for your test environment, its best you dual boot.

• I installed windows 2000 on a virtual machine on a different computer than windows xp.

  I installed Windows 2000 on a virtual machine to another Windows XP computer. I'm under the it on my new computer with Windows xp. I get the icon in the bar lower right spots showing an internet connection but no Internet Explorer or Firefox will have access to the internet? In the Device Manager on Windows 2000, it shows a map network intel but on the computer Windows Xp host computer and in the "settings" on the Windows 2000 installation it shows my Realtek card. Is the adapter intel a virtual card? I tried to uninstall the Intel card and then install the Realtek but Windows 2000 installation does not see the Realtek card. On a restart, the Intel card is reinstalled.
  Am I a fight lost because I did the first Windows 2000 install on another computer in Windows XP?

  Hi MrRobHill1965,

  Given that the problem is related to the virtual machine, I suggest that you post your question on the forums of Virtual PC listed below.

  Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode Forum

• I have a product key for a pre-installed version of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, now I need an ISO standard for installation in a virtual machine

  Hello

  I bought a refurbished machine that came with Win 7 Pro pre-installed. I erased the HARD drive. Completely. Nothing more.

  I don't want Win 7 installed on the drive, but I need an ISO to install it in a virtual machine for research reasons.

  I tried to download the ISO of http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery, but when I gave the product key, I got a response that I should turn to the vendor of the computer and that is preloaded.

  When I did and asked an ISO, they told me to download from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery. This seems to be the only source for Windows ISOs left in the world.

  So, I run long in circles... infinte loop... :-(

  How can I solve this misery?

  Thanks for the replies!

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. ISO file which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options?

  See the article for more details: how: what are my options for getting Windows 7 reinstall media?

• Different drag / drop behavior of the mouse on different users on the same virtual machine Windows 10 Pro accounts

  I just upgraded to 8.1 on Mac OS X 10.11.3 Fusion "El Capitan" on a new iMac 27-inch 5K retina. The guest operating system is a new virtual machine Windows 10 Pro. I have two user accounts on the virtual machine, my local administrator account and another account local standard user. When I am logged into my account, I am able to drag and drop files to and from the guest to the normally Mac OS. As the mouse moves freely between the guest OS and the Mac. However, when I connect using the standard other account, I can't drag - move to and from the guest for the Mac OS. Also once I click into the virtual machine the mouse movement is limited to the virtual machine until I have press the buttons on the Mac to free the movement of the mouse to the Mac. I tried to uninstall and reinstall the vmware tools but the same behavior persists. Any ideas on a solution and why these two users accounts would act differently?

  Just phone with the help of VMware. They solved the problem in uninstalling and reinstalling VMware tools and change the following VMware Fusion preferences-> preferences-> General-> Gaming: to 'Never mouse optimize for games '. It has been set to 'always optimize the mouse for games '.  After that drag & drop, mouse movement works smoothly and perfectly now. Thank you VMware support!

• Host Windows system restore back up virtual machines the VMWare Workstation?

  Is it save to perform a restore of the system on a Windows host running VMWare Workstation 9.0.2 with the premises of virtual machines? I just need confirmation that the VMs will be still functional after restoring the system.

  Welcome to the community,

  System Restore should not touch all personal documents, what configuration file and virtual disk are in reality. However, a restoration of the system can change the parameters of the application Windows for for example VMware Workstation. Anyway most that should happen is that you have to reinstall VMware Workstation in such a case.

  see "what files changed during a system restore?" at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/system-restore-faq

  In any case, it is always useful to have a current backup!

  André

• xenDesktop 7.1 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Eval executes in a virtual machine on esxi 5.5 + 5.5 b vcenter

  vSphere 5.5

  vCenter 5.5 b

  Virtual machines

  =============

  DC1

  APP1

  CA

  SQL

  Mail

  VM1-xenDDC

  VM2 - VM7 (created as described in the guide of the examiner of citrix xenDesktop 7.1)

  When you install XenDesktop 7.1 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Eval

  This setup ESXI 5.5 server crash.

  I started to return the server ESXI 5.5 when vCenter came back upward, I preceded to start the VM1 and then tried to reinstalled xenDesktop 7.1 once again, but the same thing happens again, but it installs all of the packages, looks like it failed during the initialization of components.

  HOW a software which runs in VM1 CAN plant the hypervisor?

  shouldn't the only accident VM?

  Anyway, how can I config a VM to resemble a normal pc, so doesn't affect only not the hypervisor?

  Anyone who installed on ESXI 5.5 xenDesktop please post how you did and what config you use?

  I tried gen8 & gen10 VM, same problem.

  
  

  It is a known problem with the network card virtual e1000, access the vmxnet3 place.

  Linjo

• Windows 2000 Pro system/disk physical conversion into virtual machine

  Fairly new to the world of the VM and was directed to VMWare for possibly a problem for us.

  We have a gentleman with an older system running Windows 2000 Pro (SP4) with a ton of software installed.  We put in place a new Win7 Pro system for him, but he won't Cross and reinstall everything (in addition to the time involved, some of the software is older and Win7 compatibility is probably a problem).

  We were originally at a switch KVM allows you to switch between systems, but then I found in the converter and thought this would be a great solution for him.  My thoughts are to use the converter to create a virtual machine from its old system/hard drive and install Player on its new Win7 system, it can fire up to his old Win2000 environment when he needs to work - and we can empty the old physical system.

  I have scanned through the documentation for converter and understood that I would need a version of Converter before 4.3 (like, 4.01 or earlier?).  Now, what should I install on it have to happen?

  Do I need to set permissions on its legacy system to expose the discs on the network?

  Can I get the old HD and connect it to the new system and convert this way?

  Do I need to install something on the source and the host system to do this?

  Once I can understand this point, we may need to conduct a number of other older systems, it keeps alive for the same reasons.

  I guess I should ask first - is that what this application is designed to do?  Or it fits into another software solution?

  Thank you very much for any information/guidance someone can provide - greatly appreciated.

  (PS.  Please don't just live/link me to the documentation.  As mentioned, I went through that, and I'm not real familiar with the setting/process, so that really helped a lot.  Thank you once again.)

  VHDs are used by VirtualBox and VirtualPC
  VMware uses the vmdk files

  You start converter on the Win2000 and tell him to "convert THIS machine.
  It then creates a vmx file plus a vmdk file.

  On the Win7 host you install VMplayer or workstation, and then simply double-click the vmx file... If everything works as expected

• Memory of the virtual machine in Windows 2008 32-bit Aignesberger.Software.website.Watcher.2010.busines

  Dear all,

  I installed the virtual machine with Windows 2008 32 Bit Standard Edition. Compact, his oar was 2 GB at this time there, everything was fine, I increased the ram to 4 GB. Now my Easerver 6.3.1 got crashed and pursuant to the original agreement we also reinstalled/reconfigured EA server, but it is always showing 2048 MB of memory instead of 4 GB.

  
  

  2554-11-08 13:09:17.733 INFO wire-34 after USER ID = Adeelme:cms
  Type of Message 2554-11-08 13:09:17.733 INFO wire-34 = Debug
  Virtual memory use Java ScheduledTask:Dump60SecondMemoryUsage [CheckMemoryUsageTask] INFO-2554-11-08 13:10:00.046: 19% (94/264/494 MB)
  Virtual memory use 2554-11-08 13:10:00.046 process of ScheduledTask:Dump60SecondMemoryUsage [CheckMemoryUsageTask] INFO: 98% (2016/2047 MB)
  Virtual memory use Java ScheduledTask:Dump60SecondMemoryUsage [CheckMemoryUsageTask] 13:11:00.051 INFO-2554-11-08: 21% (104/264/494 MB)
  Virtual memory use 2554-11-08 13:11:00.051 process of ScheduledTask:Dump60SecondMemoryUsage [CheckMemoryUsageTask] INFO: 98% (2016/2047 MB)
  2554-11-08 13:11:15.000 INFO component/method name Thread-34 [JaguarServer] = n_app_controler/of_getapplication

  Type of Message 2554-11-08 13:11:18.631 INFO wire-34 = Debug
  Virtual memory use Java ScheduledTask:Dump60SecondMemoryUsage [CheckMemoryUsageTask] INFO-2554-11-08 13:12:00.052: 14% (74/264/494 MB)
  Virtual memory use 2554-11-08 13:12:00.052 process of ScheduledTask:Dump60SecondMemoryUsage [CheckMemoryUsageTask] INFO: 98% (2016/2047 MB)
  

  Thank you

  Adeel Imtiaz

  Yes - you can
  but that will make your VM very slow

  set
  prefvmx.minVmMemPct = "50".

  or less - allowing you to approve the RAM
  Set this parameter in your config.ini file

• How to access virtual machines after installing fresh windows?

  Hello

  I use windows xp & installed the virtual machines in the D drive to a folder. My windows crashed and I reinstalled windows fresh. Now please guide me how can I access my virtual machines? Already I again install vmware workstation 5. is it necessary to build my virtual machines again or there is another way if the already insatalled VM will connect?

  As long as you still have the files of virtual disk (hard) of the guest, you'll be fine.

  Open VMware Workstation and select to open an existing computer. Browser to the folder where the guest is stored. Select the .vmx file and guest must be back again.

  If you have only the left hard, create a new virtual machine (using the same type of SCSI adapter) when you are prompted to add a drive choose to add an existing one. Navigate to the hard and add it. Fact.

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'Useful' responses Thank you!!

  AWo

  VCP / vEXPERT 2009

• To make a Virtual Machine from Windows XP to a hard training camp?

  At first, I use bootcamp to install Windows XP, then I made a virtual machine using the merger. Disk failure hard macbook, good thing I had a backup superduper, call apple and got a new hard drive. Reinstall Leopard and migrate the data back. Is their a way I can do the virtual machine back in a bootcamp partition? because of the game and it is possible.

  With no offense intended if you ask it would be probably faster and easier to just install Windows via Boot Camp and then if you also want to run the Boot Camp partition in a Virtual Machine afterward then you can do it too.

  That said, let me go on what said you, you said... "At the beginning I use bootcamp to install Windows XP, then I made a virtual machine using the merger."  Well your statement could be interpreted as ambiguous and you didn't say what version of Fusion you use so I'll assume 2.x and with this in mind, you have two choices in Fusion 2.x himself.  1. you can run the partition Boot Camp in a VM or 2. You can import the Boot Camp partition as a Virtual Machine based on a normal file and it is then separated and apart from the Boot Camp partition and will cease to be in harmony as running just the Boot Camp as a Virtual Machine partition would be however it gives the possibility to do something else that the Boot Camp partition as a virtual se Machine running can do.

  Now, if all you had done turns partition Boot Camp in a Virtual Machine then you have no other choice than to run the Boot Camp Assistant and reinstall Windows because your SuperDuper! Backup probably would not have the Boot Camp partition in it, and as such, there is nothing to restore the Boot Camp partition.  Did you have a backup Winclone then that would be another story.

  On the other hand was actually imported the Boot Camp Virtual Machine based on the partition to a normal file and you want to use to run from the Boot Camp partition then it's called ranging from virtual to physical or P2V.  If that's what your want to do so that is where my first comment in this response applies mainly.  In any case while V2P is technically feasible is not if easily done for someone who needs to ask because it may be a technical process complex which requires a certain level of expertise that is generally beyond what casual users are configured to do and more technical use should not ask because even if they don't know how they would get the answers before they would ask questions and then ask for verification of what they are seeking first.

  Adequate preparation is absolutely necessary going V2P when it's a Fusion Virtual Machine to Boot, Boot Camp partition natively.

  It has been my experience that unless a Virtual Machine is properly prepared as in the use of SysPrep or other products such as ShadowProtectDesktop that initiating the Boot Camp partition natively an image of a virtual one Machine will get the proverbial STOP: 0x0000007b BSOD so it's one of the good preparation of the main reasons is necessary.

  Unless you have a good reason, then I think a clean build is always the best way to go if we have time, however, if I had a complex construction that I had no time to clean the build and really need to V2P then I'd probably make an appropriate SysPrep, and then use Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 Professional as it is compatible with the Tables of Partition GUIDS and compatible with the configuration of Boot Camp Apple.

  Anyway if your situation is a V2P scenario, then I would say that search you the forum by using V2P or Virtual physical since the search terms such as this have been debated before.

• Power MacBook from 2016 for Windows virtual machines?

  Hello

  Can anyone with real experience let me know if Spring 2016 up-to-date as MacBook have the ability to run VMware Fusion and a 2 or 4 GB Windows 7 or 10 VMS?

  My local Apple store have answers that are different with none of them being honest users of VMware Fusion or IT pros understand my needs to run heavy client VMware and other Windows applications not too demanding.

  As a point of reference, my i7 '2011 mi' Air is sufficient. It looks like a new MacBook a faster memory and storage but perhaps not the power of the older i7.

  I don't want to waste time and to return a product if it does not work well so all ideas would be appreciated.

  Thank you.

  I have the new base model 2016; I got the base model 2015 too, and Windows 10 was OK under VMware.

  It depends on what you want to do with your virtual machine.

  However, if I were you, I prefer a 'real' basic PC, powered with Teamviewer. It's really easier, this save your battery and life SSD.

• Can I use the Windows Vista I had with my Toshiba laptop on virtual machine?

  Hey all

  I have changed Microsoft for Macintosh, but installed on a virtual machine (oracle vm virtual machine) my Windows Vista I got with my Toshiba Satellite A350D Notebook previous. I installed Vista with the recovery disk. Now he asks me the Windows Vista product key. The sticker on the back of my laptop is more readable. I run the Belarc Advisor to get the product key in this way. But right now, he said: "it's the product key installed at the factory by the manufacturer rather than yours. You can change this to your product key here for Windows http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=45668"

  My question: am I not allowed to use windows vista legally, I had with my computer toshiba laptop on other devices? I won't use the Thoshiba laptop. Do I have to delete the record from the Thoshiba laptop? Where can I get a new product key?

  Maybe someone can help me here. Thank you in advance for taking your time to read this.

  Betty

  Recovery disk or recovery image is designed for some cell phone only and is not a kind of universal image that can be used on other devices. It comes with the laptop.

  You can use the Microsoft Windows disk with valid license on each device. Recovery image is not only BONES. This is the package that contains the drivers and tools specific to Toshiba and utilities.
  As you also know recovery image when you install it on your laptop must be turned on not so the license code downstairs just proves you have purchased a valid license with your laptop.
  > Should I remove the record of the Toshiba laptop?
  Not why do this?
  > Where can I get a new product key?
  You cannot get it because you need when you use the recovery image on your Satellite A300D. I think even you will hear of Toshiba.