your right about the driver set thing. the nice thing is that the older
operating systems would be better matched up with with virtual machine than
the newer operating systems because of the hardware requirements. so its
just a matter of converting a partition with a fresh install of the
operating system. that way it would have no PC specific drivers on it.

can you try to help me look into this option.

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OhOUSBQ8IHA.3260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 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.
>
> --
> 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=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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...
>>>>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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