![]() ![]() I recognize the inherent positive aspects of any clean install and had considered doing a clean install of W7 Pro-64 into the VM, but the thought of reloading all the needed Windows software, plus the transferring of all the needed historical user files and folders, just seems way too daunting, especially when it would have to be done three times, once for each of our three W7 machines. I have three W7 computers to convert at some point, so when I’m ready I’ll practice on a less-critical laptop and try to make sure I know what I’m doing before I tackle our two crucial primary desktops.Īny and all help or suggestions will be much appreciated. I realize that I still have some time before W7’s EOL date comes around, but I need to be looking into all this now, as I still have a fairly steep learning curve to conquer before then. That way, once W7 reaches its official End of Life date and is no longer officially supported or updated, I’ll be able to keep my W7 in the VB off-line, but of course have complete Internet access through Mint. Once that’s done, I want to load my image or clone of my current W7 setup into VB as the Guest within the Linux Host so that I can have ready access to both operating systems and their files at all times, rather than having to boot in and out of each OS one at a time in a dual boot arrangement.Ī) Is there a “best” way to get my existing W7 Pro-64 setup into VB within Mint? Proprietary disk image, cloning software, ISO file, or _? I currently backup all our W7 computers weekly by using AOMEI Backupper Free to create complete disk images, but I’m open to using other software or doing other types of imaging/cloning if it will make the transfer of W7 into a Linux VB Guest easier, better, or less prone to problems.ī) Are there any major flaws in this plan or pitfalls I need to watch out for? What have I missed?Ĭ) I seem to recall reading that it is possible to set up the W7 Guest in VB so that it is isolated from the Internet, while the Mint Host is fully Internet-connected. Because I have certain specialized software which will not run under Linux (or Wine) – and also to allow for a more gradual transition to an eventual Linux-only setup – I want to create a disk image or clone of my entire W7 machine, then install Mint Cinnamon (probably 19, if any “new OS bugs” are worked out by then) and VB within Mint. My issue is this: Once I’m more comfortable with using Linux, I want to reverse my current W7 Host/Mint Guest arrangement in VB. I’m still very much a Linux newbie, but this old dog is slowly learning at least a few simple new tricks. I’ve loaded various versions of Mint Cinnamon into Virtual Box (VB) VMs on two computers and replaced Windows 7 and XP entirely with older Xfce Mints on two seriously old, formerly slow laptops, all with excellent results. ![]() After more than three decades of using DOS/Windows, the increasing privacy invasiveness and patching dysfunction of Windows is pushing me into the world of Linux.
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