well, i looked at the web page and i saw something called WinImage. I think
that may work. i'll tell you how it goes.

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> 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]
>
> --
> 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=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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...
>>>> 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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