[ale] Using existing Windows partition in vmware

[Dow Hurst]

Yep, just transfer the files that represent the vmware to the new 
machine.  The only caveat is that the vmware installation is the same 
version.  Otherwise, the windows install will complain about having to 
install new drivers for new hardware.  Think of it as unplugging a win 
based PC and moving it to another physical location in the same LAN.  
The samba configs usually don't have to be changed either unless you 
have a separate Samba server on the Linux workstation from the vmware 
Samba server.
Dow


Jason Vinson wrote:

> Has anyone successfully configured vmware to use an existing windows 
> (xp) installation instead of using a new virtual install?  I don't 
> want to pay for another install of windows when i can just use my 
> existing install on another harddrive.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>
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