[dba-Tech] Use a VM to create a disk image

[Jim Lawrence]

Hi John:

In theory, it should be easy but I have never gone that route. I would have a tendency to just get any XP disk, there are probably a few around, and do the deed as Microsoft wants nothing to do with that dead OS. Just image the drive first and maybe the COM ports are in fact borked so it may require a new box so I would try moving the hard drive to another beater box before writing off the old system. 

OTOH, (...and you know what I am going to say. ;-)) if the clients have copies of the original application they wish to run, it can easily be run-up on a Ubuntu Linux box. Linux has a good dozen applications designed support Windows apps from DOS on up. If I was there I could help you and run it up in around an hour and your customer would have the old application running on a super secure and fast operating system with little expense to yourself or client.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "John R Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 3:13:41 PM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Use a VM to create a disk image

Here's a bit of twist, I have a Win7 client machine running an XP VM for an
app that does run on Windows 7. The serial communications device that it
needs to use has become increasingly problematic.

So, client wants to set up an XP PC and use it only for this purpose,
nothing else. 

Problem is that they lost they install CD and there is no way to get another
as the company is gone.

Can I use the VM to create a disk image which will then run the hardware XP
PC?

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