Creating a disk image

There are some situations where you might want to create a new disk image. You may want to create a new boot disk, and install your own OS. You may want to create a secondary disk image for additional storage space. Or you may want to duplicate an existing boot disk, for use with a new PC.

Virtual PC provides the Virtual Disk Wizard, which walks you through the steps of creating a new disk. The Virtual Disk Wizard also allows you to create a floppy disk image, or examine or modify an existing floppy or hard disk image.

Creating a new hard disk image

To create a new hard disk image:

  1. Bring the Virtual PC Window to the front.
  2. On the File menu, click Virtual Disk Wizard.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select Create new floppy or hard disk image.
  5. Follow the instructions presented.

To duplicate an existing hard disk image:

  1. Shut down the guest PC whose disk image you want to duplicate.
  2. Locate the disk image on the host PC desktop.
  3. Use the host PC OS to duplicate the disk image.

Modifying an existing hard disk image

To modify an existing hard disk image:

  1. Shut down the PC whose disk you want to modify.
  2. Bring the Virtual PC Window to the front.
  3. On the File menu, click Virtual Disk Wizard.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Select Examine or modify existing disk image.
  6. Follow the instructions presented.

Hard Disk Specifications

When creating a new hard disk, or modifying an existing hard disk, there are a number of disk characteristics that you must specify. The following table gives additional information about these characteristics.

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