[Cialug] VB of Windows 7

[Dave Hala Jr]

You should be to do a dd onto an external drive then convert the dd to a
virtualbox .vdi image



On Wed, 2011-09-21 at 17:27 -0500, chris rheinherren wrote:
> Hey I have a question, if anyone out there can help me out with it.
> 
> A friend wants to switch to Linux but has some Windows apps they can't
> live without that arent available under Linux. So I suggested doing a
> VM of Windows to get those and all would be "good". However the
> computer he wants to do this with currently runs Win 7. And of course
> most new PCs now days don't come with an install DVD/CD of any kind. 
> 
> You can make a system restore disk or a system image, which on Win 7
> usually spans multiple DVDs. Can these be used to create the Win 7 VM?
> 
> Or is there another way to get a Win 7 install DVD.
> 
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> 
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