Comments on: Using Microsoft’s VPC Images with VMWare Fusion http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/ Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: K http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/#comment-35944 K Mon, 23 May 2011 14:47:06 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=248#comment-35944 how absolutely brilliant to make the converter program that you need to convert images to mac only available in linux and windows. how absolutely brilliant to make the converter program that you need to convert images to mac only available in linux and windows.

]]> By: John http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/#comment-26319 John Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:26:30 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=248#comment-26319 I'm not sure on this one, but you also may need to be using VPC 2004 or VPC 2007. I don't know if the brand-new version of VPC makes compatible images. I’m not sure on this one, but you also may need to be using VPC 2004 or VPC 2007. I don’t know if the brand-new version of VPC makes compatible images.

]]> By: John http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/#comment-26317 John Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:18:52 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=248#comment-26317 I just fired up Vista again, and it looks like you need to have .vmc files in order to run the converter, so, you might have to use Microsoft's VPC to make the .vmc files, then you can use the VMWare converter to convert those into VMWare virtual machines. I'm not sure how I missed this when I was writing the original post. I will update it right away. I just fired up Vista again, and it looks like you need to have .vmc files in order to run the converter, so, you might have to use Microsoft’s VPC to make the .vmc files, then you can use the VMWare converter to convert those into VMWare virtual machines.

I’m not sure how I missed this when I was writing the original post. I will update it right away.

]]> By: Jon B http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/#comment-26233 Jon B Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:03:10 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=248#comment-26233 How exactly are you opening the VHD files in the VMware converter? I have the converter running in XP, but there are no options to open and convert .vhd files. How exactly are you opening the VHD files in the VMware converter? I have the converter running in XP, but there are no options to open and convert .vhd files.

]]> By: John http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/#comment-25212 John Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:04:58 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=248#comment-25212 I could, but then I'm running a virtual machine within a virtual machine, and the copy of Windows I have is Vista, which is not super-speedy inside of VMWare, so to run VPC inside of that is REALLY slow, and it didn't seem to work quite right either. By doing the conversion, I get to do my testing in a very small XP VM that boots up quickly. I've been doing it since I wrote this post, and loving it. I could, but then I’m running a virtual machine within a virtual machine, and the copy of Windows I have is Vista, which is not super-speedy inside of VMWare, so to run VPC inside of that is REALLY slow, and it didn’t seem to work quite right either.

By doing the conversion, I get to do my testing in a very small XP VM that boots up quickly. I’ve been doing it since I wrote this post, and loving it.

]]> By: ads http://johnbeales.com/20090522/using-microsofts-vpc-images-with-vmware-fusion/#comment-25211 ads Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:11:52 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=248#comment-25211 and couldn't u run VPC inside VMWare (or Parallels)? No need to convert anything then. and couldn’t u run VPC inside VMWare (or Parallels)? No need to convert anything then.

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