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I am going to change my PC but I would like to create an image of the partition of my old PC (windows is installed there) that can I use on my new PC (I mean just reading/writing data not running the old OS).
I would like to mount this image like a new drive on my new PC (I am referring to windows) and I would like to be able to mount this image on a linux system too.
What can I use to do this?
Thanks
res1
Posted 2014-07-10T11:34:06.807
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Use a tool that will convert your physical machine to a virtual hdd. This vhdd can then be converted and mounted using the proper software in Windows and Linux. There isn't a one size fits all format. Windows 7 and beyond supoprt mounting VHDs which is Virtual PC/Hyper-V formats. Linux would need to run vmware player or something equalivent to mount the virtual hdd there. There are several hundred programs to create a image of your physical machine I would use the one that best fits your needs. – Ramhound – 2014-07-10T11:44:44.013
following on from what ramhound has said, perhaps this will do it nicely http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx Disk2vhd by sysinternals
– barlop – 2014-07-10T22:50:24.407