Run a virtual hard disk file in Virtual PC

Hello

I recently got a Windows 7 PC to replace a Windows XP machine. However, while I still have access to anything whatsoever on the old PC that I maybe need even once, I did a .vhd on the old hard drive file.

I can't open this vhd file, because I can't find a way to create a new virtual PC with which use this virtual hard disk.

Is anyway to do this?

Thank you
Richard

Windows 7 can read files in VHD(Virtual Hard Disk) without VPC (Virtual PC).  You can make the VHD file be seen as a hard drive on the new PC. Here's how to do it.

Attach the VHD file:
1. right click on 'My Computer' and click on 'manage '.
2. go in "Disk management" under "Storage" on the left side.
3. click on the 'Action' menu on the top and click on "attach VHD.
4 locate the hard drive file virtual you want to open, you can also make the drive read only just in case you accidentally change something.  Then click on 'OK '.
5. you should see your virtual hard drive in "My Computer"
Detach the VHD file:
1. go in disk management as described in steps 1 and 2 as I explained earlier.
2. on the bottom half of the window, find the hard drive virtual you want to detach.
3 click on the "disk #" and click on "remove VHD.
Good luck. God bless you. :)

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