Not a bad idea, Steven, but unlikely to be able to happen. Reason is the
hardware. The installation is using one set of drivers and a system file set
built based on that, and I doubt that it would match the virtualized
hardware of VPC even if there were some way of building a .vhd file from it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]

"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:E1434A32-EFCC-4DBA-B986-2F58B347DE63@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> well, since no one can really help me get an ISO image of Windows 2000.
> than maybe you guess can help me with something else. i have another idea
> of how i could virtualize Windows 2000, but i am not sure if it is
> possible.
>
> well, right now i have a computer running windows 2000. my idea is to
> possibly convert the windows 2000 hard drive partition into a .vhd file
> for use with Microsoft virtual machine. my question is, is it even
> possible to do that? and if it is how do I do that? and will someone
> please help me with this?
>
> From,
> Steven Wabik
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS********.com> wrote in message
> news:%23YqsJVJ8IHA.3260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> If you have a "retail" key just borrow the Win2K retail install CD from
>> another person. Your key will work fine with the borrowed disk.
>>
>> Richard Urban
>>
>>
>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:OdUb1EG8IHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>I just want the ISO image not an activation key. oddly i have two
>>>activation keys. one was for a retail version but i lost the CD for it.
>>>and that one was a multi-PC lisence. and the interesting thing was that i
>>>could use either activation key with any of the CDs. but yet with XP or
>>>vista, each activation key seems to be locked to a particular Windows
>>>installation CD.
>>>
>>> Since I am starting my own PC repair company and all that microsoft
>>> knows about, I think I may or may not be able to get them to send me a
>>> copy of Windows 2000. I would purchase Windows 2000, but its not worth
>>> it for use on Microsoft virual PC. I'll just keep using it on my tc4400.
>>> having two of the same tablet PC is usefull. besides microsoft may snd
>>> me a copy of microsoft since I do business with them at times through my
>>> company.
>>>
>>> From,
>>> Steven Wabik
>>> SPW.net Technologies
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:O7n88zF8IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi Steven,
>>>>
>>>> What you need is retail media with a Product Key. I doubt anyone will
>>>> simply give it to you, you'll have to peruse sites that may still sell
>>>> it (might try ebay) as it is no longer available through normal retail
>>>> channels. The only legit sources for downloading the .iso's would be
>>>> via MSDN or Technet subscriptions.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> [url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
>>>> Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
>>>> My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]
>>>>
>>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:CFC2596A-2DF9-4700-B58D-F634FDA8BFF1@microsoft.com...
>>>>>I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one
>>>>>reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another
>>>>>reason is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system
>>>>>on Windows Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an
>>>>>issue with it.
>>>>>
>>>>> What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista
>>>>> PC using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to
>>>>> install Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an
>>>>> issues saying that i cannot install the operating system because it
>>>>> did not come with the computer or whatever. yet when i install it on
>>>>> the physical machine itself, the computer will go through with the
>>>>> installation just fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD
>>>>> i have for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows
>>>>> where I can download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD
>>>>> that will work with Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone
>>>>> knows a place of where I could download an ISO of the installation CD
>>>>> or if someone can just send me a physical installation CD for windows
>>>>> 2000.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000
>>>>> over Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard
>>>>> disk space and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware
>>>>> devices. I virtualized Windows XP earlier and one or two of the
>>>>> devices that Wondows XP detected that Windows 2000 does not detect,
>>>>> made it so that it kept switching back and forth between Vista and XP
>>>>> whenever I used those particular hardware devices. another advantage
>>>>> of virtualizing Windows 2000 is that it works faster, and plus it is
>>>>> more compatible with older applications that Windows XP may or may not
>>>>> be compatible with.
>>>>>
>>>>> so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having.
>>>>> windows vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its
>>>>> own good.
>>>>>
>>>>> From,
>>>>> Steven Wabik
>>>>
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