The VMs from two of the three computers had Windows-related problems: they either failed to start at all, or they started but did not seem to be running software effectively. These VMs came from three different computers. I found, unfortunately, that the resulting VMs had problems. In this relatively brief exploration, I found that it was possible to use ATI 2011 to convert a half-dozen TIB drive images of old Windows 7 installations to VHD, and to use those VHDs as the basis for VMs in VirtualBox. I was using VirtualBox, so I focused particularly on converting TIBs into working VirtualBox VMs. The question at hand, then, was whether and how I could convert an ATI 2011 TIB into a working VM, probably using VHD format. Note also that, just as Acronis included a tool to mount and view the contents of its TIB images without restoring them, there were multiple tools to mount, read, and write to VHD files without actually running the VM contained in those files.) VHD also appeared to be the format that ATI 2011 and other tools would most readily convert drive image files into. (Apparently it was possible to create VMs from images created by AOMEI Backupper, by EaseUS Todo Backup, or by Macrium Reflect. It appeared that VMware, VirtualBox, and other VM software could use a file in VHD format. It sounded like the reliability problem had to do with recognition of drivers inside the VM.” My investigation suggested that restoring a TIB into a VM would not be the preferred approach. In the words of my previous post, “ Acronis said this would entail booting my version of True Image from an Acronis live CD inside the VM, but advised that this approach was less reliable than converting a. Thus, it seemed that the most convenient method for creating a usable Windows system in a VM might be to simply restore one of those ATI 2011 TIBs into a new VM, or convert the TIB to some format that VM software could use. Of course, creating a VM from scratch, and then installing and configuring a bunch of Windows programs in it, could take a substantial amount of time. These images were backups of Windows 7 system installations on drive C.Īs described in another post, I was looking for ways to install and run Windows 7, and various Windows programs, in a virtual machine (VM). tib format, that I had created using Acronis True Image Home 2011 (ATI 2011). Identifying the Best TIB-to-VHD Conversion Approach Creating a VHD via Disk Management on a Windows 7 ComputerĬreating a VHD via Disk Management on a Windows 10 ComputerĬreating a VHD via ATI 2011 Conversion OptionĬreating a VHD by Virtualizing a Physical Installation
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