VPC 5 (Win) to VPC 6 (Mac) Formula?

Is there a procedure I can use to migrate VPC 5 (Win)
images to VPC 6 (Mac)? As SJ pointed out, VPC Win and Mac
emulate different hardware. So I tried booting a VPC 5
image with the Win 2K OS CD in an attempt to reinstall
Windows (and hopefully update the virtual machine's
drivers) while retaining as much of the existing data as I
could.

That doesn't work. VPC crashes, occasionally taking down
the Mac (10.3.1, 15" PB 1.25 GHz, 1 GB RAM) with it.

Is there another sneaky end run that I can use to fool VPC
Mac into swallowing a VPC Win image?

Thanks!

Scott

 

Earlier this morning, I asked about migrating VPC 5 (Win)
images to VPC 6 (Mac). Would I have a better chance of
success by Ghosting an image on VPC 5 Win and then
unGhosting on VPC 6 Mac? Or am I facing the same problem
no matter what?

Thanks!

Scott

 

you still have the same problem. you're moving a Windows installation
from one type of computer to another. The base components, ie. bios,
motherboard, disk controllers are different.

 

I'm not sure there would be such a difficulty. As long as
the VPC MAC and VPC Windows Emulated hardware are the same.

However you probably will not be able to just take the
file from Windows to MAC and visa versa. As long as the
Virtual PC clients talk you might be able to use Norton
Ghost on both and clone the Guest OS over.

Even though it is a pain if the hardware is enough
different, then usualy a Fresh install does the trick.

 

but, emulated hardware is not the same.

different BIOS, motherboard, disk controllers, lack of ACPI support in
the mac version, etc.

that's why its difficult and most nt-based OSes require the
reinstall-repair to boot properly.