VM Ware ISO

[ehills]

I'm trying to figure out how to create an iso of my hard drive so that VMWARE can use it. However I don't know what settings to use. The first thing I run into is that the structure of the HD is too many levels deep.

 

Help

 

Ed

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You're barking up the wrong tree by the sounds of it.

 

Use a proper hdd imaging tool.

[eSkRo]

you need to install windows inside VMWARE...

 

so u need an iSO of a Windows iNstall Disc....

 

Not an iSO of your Hard Disk....

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Well technically (I think!) you could also tell vmware to use a pre-existing image (like how you can make it use a physical hdd instead of a file on a hdd)... and that's what this person is trying to do (or so it would seem).

 

Of course the hardware between the host OS and VM would be totally different but I guess Windows would sort itself out eventually.

 

If what you're trying to do is more along the lines of what eskro said, you probably shouldn't be using VMware anyway. I wouldn't say it's typically a tool used by non technical people.