Go read the Example Command Lines for Win2VHD, but since I had a Windows 7 Ultimate I ran this command-line.This isnt Virtual Machines, to be clear, and its not Dual Booting.
Microsoft Beta Build 6936 64Bit Windows 7 Ultimate IIts Boot to VHD. Let me break it down: Method Pros Cons Dual Booting Your OSs always run at full speed. Or you can have them all share the same disk, which is dangerous. OSs arent portable. ![]() Everything is virtualized, so youre taking a perf hit on pretty much everything. Boot to VHD Your OS runs on the hardware directly, except your disk, which is virtualized and runs inside a single file. Estimated 3-5 perf hit. Seriously. Also is awesome on a laptop if you have the HD space. None But Im biased Neener neener Only works on internal drives or ESATA. Making a VHD is easy with Windows 7 since you can create and mountattach VHDs in the standard tools. VHD as a disk format is built into the Operating System (although, strangely, you cant mount ISOs.). ![]() Microsoft Beta Build 6936 64Bit Install Your OSIf you want to install your OS (Windows Server 2008 and Win 7 Enterprise or Ultimate are the only ones supported) then you just install away. Im always trying crazy new Daily Builds of big stuff that takes a while to be installed. The step where I install an OS onto my VHD takes too long, so Id like a prepared VHD thats already to be started for the first time, kind of like when you buy a machine from Dell or whoever and you get that nice starting your computer, detecting drivers action on first boot. Well, theres a script over at the MSDN Code Gallery to help with this. Its the Windows Image to Virtual Hard Disk Converter (WIM2VHD). From their description: The Windows(R) Image to Virtual Hard Disk (WIM2VHD) command-line tool allows you to create sysprepped VHD images from any Windows 7 installation source. VHDs created by WIM2VHD will boot directly to the Out Of Box Experience, ready for your first-use customizations. You can also automate the OOBE by supplying your own unattend.xml file, making the possibilities limitless. Fresh squeezed, organically grown, free-range VHDs - just like Mom used to make - that work with Virtual PC, Virtual Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Windows 7s new Native VHD-Boot functionality I like this guy already. How to SysPrep your Windows 7 Image I copied my Windows 7 DVD to a folder on a drive with lots of space free. I probably didnt need to copy it over, but it likely made the process faster. Then I downloaded and installed the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7. This file is a large ISO (1.5G) so be aware. Its meant for admins, not humans. ![]() If youre not using 7-Zip, youre missing out on life, BTW) Now, go into C:Program FilesWindows AIKTools and find ImageX.exe and copy it where you put the Windows Image to Virtual Hard Disk Converter (WIM2VHD) script.
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