Microsoft KB Archive/825335

= How to convert flat hard-disk images to Virtual PC 5.0 dynamically expanding hard-disk images =

Article ID: 825335

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Connectix Virtual PC for Mac 5.0

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SUMMARY
Connectix Virtual PC for Mac version 5.0 can read the flat hard-disk images from Connectix Virtual PC for Mac versions 2.x and 3.x. These earlier version hard-disk images are treated as fixed-size disks, but you can convert them to dynamically expanding hard-disk images by using the Virtual Disk Assistant. To read these hard-disk images, you must first attach them to a virtual computer as a secondary drive. The secondary drive may be Drive 2 or Drive 3.



Attach hard disk images
To attach a Virtual PC for Mac version 2.x or version 3.x hard-disk image to a virtual computer, follow these steps:
 * 1) In the Virtual PC list, click the virtual machine that you want to attach the hard-disk image to.
 * 2) Click Settings, and then click Drive 2 or Drive 3.
 * 3) Click Select, locate the hard-disk image, and then click Open.
 * 4) Click OK.

Convert hard-disk images
To convert a Virtual PC for Mac version 2.x or version 3.x hard-disk image to a dynamically expanding hard-disk image, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Window menu, click Virtual Disk Assistant.
 * 2) Click Examine or modify existing disk image, and then click the right arrow.
 * 3) Click Select a hard drive or floppy image file, and then click the right arrow.
 * 4) Click Select Disk, and then locate the hard-disk image.
 * 5) Click Open, click the right arrow, and then click the right arrow again.
 * 6) Click Convert, and then click Done.

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