Windows 10: Easy way to install on a REAL machine from a VM

Discus and support Easy way to install on a REAL machine from a VM in Windows 10 Virtualization to solve the problem; Hi there Having got a VM working just the way I want it I wanted to install this on a laptop as a PHYSICAL machine. (VMWARE Easy way : 1) From... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Virtualization' started by jimbo45, Jul 1, 2015.

  1. jimbo45 Win User

    Easy way to install on a REAL machine from a VM


    Hi there
    Having got a VM working just the way I want it I wanted to install this on a laptop as a PHYSICAL machine. (VMWARE

    Easy way :

    1) From WITHIN the VM -- uninstall VMWARE tools or VBOX additions etc.
    2) Run acronis or other imaging software to create an image of the VM.

    3) Boot stand alone restore program
    4) Restore the image (Restore entire HDD -- If you use Acronis Backup 11.5 just select Disk and restore Whole Disk.

    5) Now boot -- Most of the software these days has a "Universal Restore" type of function so restoring to different hardware isn't an Issue and W10 is already activated.

    finally 6) Use something like GPARTED to re-size partitions - you can make the "C" partition larger if you are restoring to say a 256 GB SSD from a 60GB Virtual drive.

    Works a treat --Simple and saves a lot of work.


    Cheers
    jimbo

    :)
     
    jimbo45, Jul 1, 2015
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  2. BulldogXX Win User

    will my old games work with windows 10?

    Games that date back to Windows 9x are not likely to run - or even install - on Windows 10. Games from the Windows XP era might install or run on Windows 10 - or they might not. It all depends on how they're coded.

    It's possible to install old games in what people call 'compatibility mode' and that sometimes works and sometimes not.

    But if you really want to experience those games the way they were meant to be experienced, run them inside a virtual machine. A virtual machine is a computer created out of software. Imagine having a Windows 98 computer running on Windows 10 ... it's easy
    if you know how.

    Oracle's VirtualBox and VMWare's Workstation Player both make easy work of creating virtual machines. Once you have your VM setup, install your old game in the VM just like you would in a real computer, because a virtual machine
    is a real computer.

    How to Make Old Programs Work on Windows 10

    How to Create and Use Virtual Machines
     
    BulldogXX, Jul 1, 2015
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  3. BulldogXX Win User
    How Can I use Windows 10 to Run a program written for Windows 98?

    Sure, no problem and it's free: Run your program in a Windows 98 virtual machine.

    Setting up a virtual machine with VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation player is easy - there are many tutorials on the web. Install Windows 98 in the VM and then install your program.

    You can also create a VM with Microsoft's own Hyper-V but the process is more tricky to understand.
     
    BulldogXX, Jul 1, 2015
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  4. popeye Win User

    Easy way to install on a REAL machine from a VM

    Now that is great info Jimbo! Thanks for sharing, *Smile.
     
    popeye, Jul 2, 2015
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