====== VMware - P2V of Win7 ======
The process of converting a physical Win7 to a virtual VMware image contains the following steps:
  - create a VHD image with Disk2VHD.exe ({{:snippets:vmware:disk2vhd.zip|download}})
  - convert the image to an VMware-compatible vmdk-image with WinImage ({{:snippets:vmware:wima6485.zip|download}})
  - convert the vmdk with [[https://www.google.de/search?q=site:vmware.com+converter|VMware vCenter Converter]]
  - edit registry to make sure all needed drivers are loaded at boot time
    - boot up a Win7 installation disk
    - hit <shift> + <F10> for a command prompt
    - start regedit
    - move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    - open <File> -> <Load Hive> and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config\SYSTEM
    - expand to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"/"<something>"/"ControlSet001"/"Services"
      - click on "LSI_SAS"
        - set "Start" to "0"
      - click on "intelide"
        - set "Start" to "0"
      - click on "Atapi"
        - set "Start" to "0"
    - go back to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"/"<something>"
    - open <file> -> <unload Hive>
    - reboot