P2V - Windows Virtual PC and True Image Home 2010 (with Plus Pack)

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I own Acronis True Image Home 2010 with the Plus Pack (with universal restore).

I created an image of a physical XP machine, and I'd like to virtualize it and run it in Windows Virtual PC on a Windows 7 PC.

Here is what I have tried:
1. Create a new virtual PC with a fixed size hard disk 10GB bigger than the original disk.
2. Create an .iso of the Acronis Rescue Media.
3. Start the virtual PC with the .iso loaded.
4. Boot to Acronis and do a universal restore.
--this is where i run into problem. The first couple times i tried to run Acronis, it showed an obscure error and the virtual PC just turned off. I finally got Acronis to run from the rescue media, however, when browsing for the image to restore, the Virtual PC just turns off unexpectedly.

It seems as though Acronis Rescue Media is not compatible with Windows Virtual PC. Can this be confirmed or denied?

Is there any other way to do a P2V universal restore with my physical image?
I've already tried just converting the .tib to a .vhd, but that did not run in Virtual PC because of drivers issues (wouldn't even boot up Windows XP).

Thanks for the help,
Brady

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 20:17
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For me, some of the ISO files will load and some won't. I have an older 7,046 one that does and several that won't. I usually use VMWare Workstation and they seem to mostly work in that.

What build of TI 2010 are you using? Have you tried using the downloaded ISO and the ISO created with TI?

You could try a attaching the VHD using Disk Management and then restoring to it with TI. That may not let UR work, though. Depending on the source, XP may be able to adjust without UR.

Another option would be to create the WinPE-based media (or BartPE) and boot that in the VM instead of the Linux version.

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 23:45
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MudCrab wrote:

What build of TI 2010 are you using? Have you tried using the downloaded ISO and the ISO created with TI?

I am using 6,053.
I have never updated it since i installed it.
What is the process for updating? EDIT: Nevermind, its outlined here -- http://kb.acronis.com/content/1541
I am going to update now.

I will also try the downloadable bootable media ISO from the my product page.

Fri, 10/29/2010 - 00:32