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create VM set up on cloned drive
Hiyya Shawn now I have just upgraded to 8 using my 7 settings on a couple of my machines. Is it possible to put back the original 7 SSD drive - clone it to a spare drive and then create the VM set up on that cloned drive using the upgraded drive? I would of course remove the original 7 drive and just use the clone.
Sorry a bit convoluted and if I have to I'll just get an OEM 8 to install if what I have cannot be done.
OS
8 Pro desk 1 (SB) 7 Home desk 2 (IB) 8 Pro Lap 1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Own build X 2 Desk X 1 Lap X 2
CPU
i5 2500 & i5 3570K
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA_H67UD3H-B3 & Asus P8Z77-V
Memory
8GB (1333) 8GB 2400 set 1866
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GTX 650 X 2
Sound Card
Xonar DG X 2
Monitor(s) Displays
Philips 24" (SB) Benq 24" (IB)
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 X 2 830 X 1
PSU
Corsair HX 650 & HX 1050
Case
Coolermaster Centurion 2 & HAF XM
Cooling
Air (SB) LC (IB)
Keyboard
M6980X X 2 (laser)M$ Sidewinder X4 & Sidewinder X6 (IB)
Mouse
Gigabyte M6980 X X 2 (laser)
Internet Speed
ADSL2
Browser
Google
Antivirus
Kaspersky ISS
Other Info
Two other machines Toshiba L550 Sat i5 CPU running 8GB RAM and Windows 8 Pro 64bit OS.
Toshiba A200Celeron 4GB Win7 64bit
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Hello John,
Trying to clone it like that may not work to well.
If you like, you could get a Windows 7 ISO from the link below for the Windows 7 you own a product key for, and use the ISO to create the VM with.
Afterwards, you could copy any data from the original 7 to the VM 7.
Hope this helps.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Ok Shawn I was aiming a bit high I guess (and a bit lazy LOL!!)
I'll do that instead.
OS
8 Pro desk 1 (SB) 7 Home desk 2 (IB) 8 Pro Lap 1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Own build X 2 Desk X 1 Lap X 2
CPU
i5 2500 & i5 3570K
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA_H67UD3H-B3 & Asus P8Z77-V
Memory
8GB (1333) 8GB 2400 set 1866
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GTX 650 X 2
Sound Card
Xonar DG X 2
Monitor(s) Displays
Philips 24" (SB) Benq 24" (IB)
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 X 2 830 X 1
PSU
Corsair HX 650 & HX 1050
Case
Coolermaster Centurion 2 & HAF XM
Cooling
Air (SB) LC (IB)
Keyboard
M6980X X 2 (laser)M$ Sidewinder X4 & Sidewinder X6 (IB)
Mouse
Gigabyte M6980 X X 2 (laser)
Internet Speed
ADSL2
Browser
Google
Antivirus
Kaspersky ISS
Other Info
Two other machines Toshiba L550 Sat i5 CPU running 8GB RAM and Windows 8 Pro 64bit OS.
Toshiba A200Celeron 4GB Win7 64bit