Windows 10: Can you transfer an existing XP Mode VM from a Windows 7 computer to a new computer running...

See above.

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Accessing files on the old Windows 7 XP Mode VM

After successfully upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 a friend discovered that he cannot start his XP Mode VM neither access files on the virtual HD disk of the XP Mode VM.

Given that I do know that the VM cannot be started, how can he copy files from the disk?

A full backup of the Windows 7 PC is available, so the virtual disk can be restored if necessary.

Regards

marius

 

How to open my XP mode machines


Unfortunately, you can't transfer the VM's. You can mount them in the new VM and copy files off, but the copy of XP won't activate if you run it in anything but the XP Mode environment.

See

Move Windows 7 XP Mode to Windows 8? - Super User

 

transfer files between computers on a home network

I don't know why this is so hard to do but I would like to transfer files between a desktop PC running windows 10 pro and a laptop running windows 10 home. I would like to transfer files in both directions. Both computers are on the same home network and are connected wirelessly.

Could some one provide either specific step by step instructions on how to do this (I googled and found a countless list of instructions that don't work)

or a link to a reference.

Thanks,

I don't know if this is possible but it would be nice to see the computer sending the desired file in the explorer file manager of the computer receiving the desired file and then under the computer see a list
of shared files and folders.

Again, this seems like such a reasonable way of sharing files and folders. Shouldn't there be a simple way to do this?