P2V Windows XP to Vista Business

Hi ,

I have configured my new Vista Business Machine and its working perfectly.
I still need to have access to my old Win XP box so I installed Microsoft
Virtual PC 2007. What I want to know its if there is a program that will
convert my WinXP box and play it as a VM on the Vista with Virtual PC
installed. Platespin Power Converter seams to be the program that can but
but too expensive. VMware do a P2V converter but you can only run the
converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.

Anyone know a program that would do the job and that is not Microsoft System
Centre Virtual Machine Manager as this requires full server setup first.

Many thanks,



Lion

Thanks for the advice.

"I came from distant star" <> wrote in message
news:49359524$...
> >VMware do a P2V converter but you can only run the
> converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.
>
> You are trying to use a toy program to do real work? Vmware server is free
> and is about say.. .a TRILLION times better than that TOY crap stupid
> excuse of a virtual machine called VPC2007!
>
> www.vmware.com since its free why not use the best? Yes you can install
> it on vista...
>
>
>
> "Lion" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> Hi ,
>>
>> I have configured my new Vista Business Machine and its working
>> perfectly. I still need to have access to my old Win XP box so I
>> installed Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. What I want to know its if there is
>> a program that will convert my WinXP box and play it as a VM on the Vista
>> with Virtual PC installed. Platespin Power Converter seams to be the
>> program that can but but too expensive. VMware do a P2V converter but
>> you can only run the converted pc on VMware environment not Microsoft.
>>
>> Anyone know a program that would do the job and that is not Microsoft
>> System Centre Virtual Machine Manager as this requires full server setup
>> first.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Lion
>