OS 10.5 - VMWare Fusion Mac/Windows Help!!

fkaCraig · fkaCraig #1 (**permalink**)

10-24-2008, 04:16 AM

Hi All,

Just bought my first Mac on OS X and bought VMWare fusion so I can run Windows Vista. I am trying to port my copy of Vista from my old PC to my new Mac but the conversion software appears to be making a virtual copy of my whole computer, files, everything. I only want to make a copy of the OS (Vista).

Can anyone help...

Thanks,

Craig.

THeBadMonkey · THeBadMonkey #2 (**permalink**)

10-24-2008, 04:45 AM

You need the vista DVD. Open up VM fusion, tell it to create a new machine and follow the options, don't migrate your old machine.

TopDog · TopDog #3 (**permalink**)

10-24-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fkaCraig

I am trying to port my copy of Vista from my old PC to my new Mac but the conversion software appears to be making a virtual copy of my whole computer, files, everything.

That's exactly what it is designed to do...

Quote:

Originally Posted by fkaCraig

I only want to make a copy of the OS (Vista).

Then you need to create a new VM image and do a fresh Windows install from a Vista DVD or ISO file.

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fkaCraig #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 24, 2008 Posts: 1	10-24-2008, 04:16 AM Hi All, Just bought my first Mac on OS X and bought VMWare fusion so I can run Windows Vista. I am trying to port my copy of Vista from my old PC to my new Mac but the conversion software appears to be making a virtual copy of my whole computer, files, everything. I only want to make a copy of the OS (Vista). Can anyone help... Thanks, Craig.
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THeBadMonkey #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 108 Mac Specs: Black Macbook: 2.4 ghz dual core 4gb Ram 250gb Hdd	10-24-2008, 04:45 AM You need the vista DVD. Open up VM fusion, tell it to create a new machine and follow the options, don't migrate your old machine.
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