Mirroring a system in a virtual machine
I have an “old” desktop computer that runs Windows 7 Pro, with a number of hard drives, where the C: drive is >500 GB.
I have a new laptop that runs Windows 10, with a solid-state drive with a 200 GB capacity.
I would like to run a Window 7 Virtual Machine from my laptop that mirrors the desktop computer from and external USB hard drive. In other words, I would like to plug an external USB hard drive into my laptop and run a virtual Windows 7 machine that mirrors my “old” desktop system.
It seems like I need to do two things: mirror my desktop computer onto an external USB hard drive, and setup a Windows 7 virtual machine on my laptop. My first question is whether this is even possible. My second question is how do I find help on performing this combination of tasks (I can find help on mirroring my desktop, or on setting up a virtual machine, but not the combination)? Thank you.
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Scott
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I have an “old” desktop computer that runs Windows 7 Pro, with a number of hard drives, where the C: drive is >500 GB.
I have a new laptop that runs Windows 10, with a solid-state drive with a 200 GB capacity.
I would like to run a Window 7 Virtual Machine from my laptop that mirrors the desktop computer from and external USB hard drive. In other words, I would like to plug an external USB hard drive into my laptop and run a virtual Windows 7 machine that mirrors my “old” desktop system.
It seems like I need to do two things: mirror my desktop computer onto an external USB hard drive, and setup a Windows 7 virtual machine on my laptop. My first question is whether this is even possible. My second question is how do I find help on performing this combination of tasks (I can find help on mirroring my desktop, or on setting up a virtual machine, but not the combination)? Thank you.
windows-7 windows hard-drive usb external-hard-drive
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
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asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
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(1) Define “mirror”. (2) Have you chosen a virtualization product? If so, please identify it. Otherwise: are you asking us which one to use? Please do not respond in comments; edit your question to make it clearer and more complete.
– Scott
Jan 24 at 1:23
This is referred to as a "physical to virtual" migration or p2v for short. You should be able to type "<virtualization product> p2v" into google and get valid results. E.g. vmware p2v
– ssnobody
Jan 24 at 2:13
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I have an “old” desktop computer that runs Windows 7 Pro, with a number of hard drives, where the C: drive is >500 GB.
I have a new laptop that runs Windows 10, with a solid-state drive with a 200 GB capacity.
I would like to run a Window 7 Virtual Machine from my laptop that mirrors the desktop computer from and external USB hard drive. In other words, I would like to plug an external USB hard drive into my laptop and run a virtual Windows 7 machine that mirrors my “old” desktop system.
It seems like I need to do two things: mirror my desktop computer onto an external USB hard drive, and setup a Windows 7 virtual machine on my laptop. My first question is whether this is even possible. My second question is how do I find help on performing this combination of tasks (I can find help on mirroring my desktop, or on setting up a virtual machine, but not the combination)? Thank you.
windows-7 windows hard-drive usb external-hard-drive
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
15.8k113990
asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
61
I have an “old” desktop computer that runs Windows 7 Pro, with a number of hard drives, where the C: drive is >500 GB.
I have a new laptop that runs Windows 10, with a solid-state drive with a 200 GB capacity.
I would like to run a Window 7 Virtual Machine from my laptop that mirrors the desktop computer from and external USB hard drive. In other words, I would like to plug an external USB hard drive into my laptop and run a virtual Windows 7 machine that mirrors my “old” desktop system.
It seems like I need to do two things: mirror my desktop computer onto an external USB hard drive, and setup a Windows 7 virtual machine on my laptop. My first question is whether this is even possible. My second question is how do I find help on performing this combination of tasks (I can find help on mirroring my desktop, or on setting up a virtual machine, but not the combination)? Thank you.
windows-7 windows hard-drive usb external-hard-drive
windows-7 windows hard-drive usb external-hard-drive
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
15.8k113990
asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
61
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
15.8k113990
asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
61
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
15.8k113990
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
15.8k113990
edited Jan 24 at 1:23
Scott
15.8k113990
15.8k113990
asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
61
asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
61
asked Jan 23 at 23:55
James ChristianJames Christian
61
61
(1) Define “mirror”. (2) Have you chosen a virtualization product? If so, please identify it. Otherwise: are you asking us which one to use? Please do not respond in comments; edit your question to make it clearer and more complete.
– Scott
Jan 24 at 1:23
This is referred to as a "physical to virtual" migration or p2v for short. You should be able to type "<virtualization product> p2v" into google and get valid results. E.g. vmware p2v
– ssnobody
Jan 24 at 2:13
add a comment |
(1) Define “mirror”. (2) Have you chosen a virtualization product? If so, please identify it. Otherwise: are you asking us which one to use? Please do not respond in comments; edit your question to make it clearer and more complete.
– Scott
Jan 24 at 1:23
This is referred to as a "physical to virtual" migration or p2v for short. You should be able to type "<virtualization product> p2v" into google and get valid results. E.g. vmware p2v
– ssnobody
Jan 24 at 2:13
(1) Define “mirror”. (2) Have you chosen a virtualization product? If so, please identify it. Otherwise: are you asking us which one to use? Please do not respond in comments; edit your question to make it clearer and more complete.
– Scott
Jan 24 at 1:23
(1) Define “mirror”. (2) Have you chosen a virtualization product? If so, please identify it. Otherwise: are you asking us which one to use? Please do not respond in comments; edit your question to make it clearer and more complete.
– Scott
Jan 24 at 1:23
This is referred to as a "physical to virtual" migration or p2v for short. You should be able to type "<virtualization product> p2v" into google and get valid results. E.g. vmware p2v
– ssnobody
Jan 24 at 2:13
This is referred to as a "physical to virtual" migration or p2v for short. You should be able to type "<virtualization product> p2v" into google and get valid results. E.g. vmware p2v
– ssnobody
Jan 24 at 2:13
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(1) Define “mirror”. (2) Have you chosen a virtualization product? If so, please identify it. Otherwise: are you asking us which one to use? Please do not respond in comments; edit your question to make it clearer and more complete.
– Scott
Jan 24 at 1:23
This is referred to as a "physical to virtual" migration or p2v for short. You should be able to type "<virtualization product> p2v" into google and get valid results. E.g. vmware p2v
– ssnobody
Jan 24 at 2:13