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How can I migrate a Windows 7 system image into a VirtualBox VM?

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I have a Windows 7 system image (as in Microsoft's built-in backup, not dd or Norton Ghost). Can I convert it into a VirtualBox image? I'm aware that you can do this with dd images. Even if I'm able to convert the image, will it break? The VirtualBox wiki suggested that I need to run MergeIDE befor…

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Have you tried the Sysinternals (Microsoft) Disk2Vhd utility? It'll create a VHD with which Virtualbox is compatible. You'll then need to import this as a disk and create the Virtualbox VM itself to configure the settings.

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