<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Take a look at VMware Converter. It's free, and the images should work in something like VirtualBox. It will make an image of the whole machine, and you don't need to reinstall using an ISO.<br>
<br></div>You may run into issues with licensing, depending on the type of XP you have. If it's OEM, then you're not even allowed to virtualize on the same hardware (must be on the exact hardware it was purchased with), and the activation will probably kick in when it notices all the hardware is different.<br>
<br></div>If you need to reinstall and you have a proper license, there is nothing wrong with downloading an ISO image from somewhere (just make sure it's clean).<br><br><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all">
<div>❧ Brian Mathis</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Pete Hardie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com" target="_blank">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have a PC running XP exclusively to run WiRNS, a replacement ReplayTV guide provider. I'd like to switch it over to run as a VM on my Linux box, but I don't have a full XP install disk for it. Is there a way to image the current real install and turn it into an .iso that I can use under a VM?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br clear="all"></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Pete Hardie<br>--------<br>Better Living Through Bitmaps</div>
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