This may help:
[url]http://www.aspdeveloper.net/Virtual_PC/rn-739-39199_Can_we_generate_a_VHD_file_out_of_a_real_Hard_Disk.aspx[/url]

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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:068B544F-0BF0-4232-B754-CE502CD4C32F@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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...
>>>> 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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