[Opensource] Cloning from a PC to a Virtual Box VM

[Roland Gesthuizen]

My technician Luke and I made several updates to the Windows XP image that
we deploy on our iMac computers. This included the following  software
tweaks:

   - Updated Sun Open Office and installed an addon that removes the
   registration nag screen for new users.
   - Installed Sun Virtual Box
   - Still need to add Sun patch to Office2003 to enable it to read Open
   Document files

Luke reflected that it would be great if we could just clone this partition
and somehow copy it to Virtual Box to save us having to rebuild it from
scratch for the Macbook laptop users who are using Virtual Box to access
Windows XP (such as me)  .. not everybody is running a dual boot. I just did
some research on the web and discovered this page that describes how it
could be done between Virtual box VMs using Clonezilla. I think it could be
adapted to help copy from a physical dive to a VM.
     http://marcosaruj.com/archives/116

I would like to revisit this again and welcome your ideas and suggestions
how we could best achieve this.

Regards Roland

-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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