How to convert your PC into a virtual machine in 5 minutes

Virtualization is a technology very interesting that in recent years is being imposed in the world of 'IT significantly as it adds a number of important advantages especially in the professional: the' hardware abstraction makes it possible to manage virtual machines in a dynamic by moving easily from one server to another and setting up a dynamic system resources to be used.

But virtualization can be very useful in consumer reality in the small home: Think about the case where there is a need to create a backup of a fully functional computer before reinstalling. In this situation, turn the PC into the virtual machine before formatting providing the security that no installation or license is lost, and above all gives you money instantly available to all programs without having to be reinstalled on the new PC.

There are many virtualization software, but the most common are Windows Virtual PC, Virtual Box and VMware Workstation: nonstante it is very powerful and robust applications, none of them allows you to turn a computer into a virtual machine in a simple and fast. Fortunately, this limit has recently been superseded by Disk2VHD, a utility released by Sysinternals able to migrate the entire contents of a computer into a virtual hard disk (VHD).

Operation is simple and immediate Disk2VHD also because it requires no installation; Here is how to convert your PC into a virtual machine in seconds and effortlessly:

• Download Disk2VHD and boot it
• The main screen displays a list of physical drives that can be virtualized: select the one to convert (this is usually drive C) and the location of the virtual drive to generate. The interesting (and real news) is that you can virtualize the fly even drive in use!
• Click on "Create" and wait for the time necessary to create the VHD file. The file created is compatible with Windows Virtual PC, Virtual Box and VMware Workstation, so you'll be spoiled for choice

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