Migrating a Win98 VirtualPC 6 image

Hi,

I am trying to convert a client´s win98 installation from their old VirtualPC 6 Roots into a Parallels Virtual Machine. The image´s extension readc .vpc6 . Parallels Transporter is unable to read from this format.

So I open the image up by control-clicking on it to "Show Package Contents" and I get this: "Windows 98 [2] Drive 1.vhdp". However, Transporter still cannot read from this file.

So I open this image up even further, russian-doll-like, and I get this: BaseDrive.vhd . Now this is something that Transporter actually recognizes, so the migration process starts.

After about 15 minutes I get a message about hardware change and are being asked whether I want to boot from the resulting disk image. Of course I do. Then I get this: "There is no operating system on the selectedt disk image or Parallels Transporter is unable to make it bootable."

Has anyone ever managed to convert a Windows98 VPC image? I was under the impression that Parallels Transporter was supposed to support it.

Your help is very much appriciated.

P.S.: I am actually getting a virtual image out oft this: "BaseDrive.hdd". Still, Parallels refuses to boot from it.

 

Hello team75,

Transporter can reconfigure only Windows XP, 2000 and 2003 at this moment.
I hope opportunity to transport Win98 will be present in next Transporter version .

 

I am having trouble migrating an XP machine. I did the same as 'team75' using show package contents until I got to a vhd file. Everything seemed to install just fine but XP will not launch, I get the black screen and safe mode, normally, and last boot choices do nothing. Windows launch comes up for a split second, then I am back at the black screen again with the safe mode and so on choices.

I followed the instrucitons at:
http://forum.parallels.com/thread10384.html

As much as I could, since I do not have a XP install disk. I had to be quick but I got a screen capture of the blue screen that flashes before I go back to the black screen:
http://bogp.com/Picture 8.png

Any ideas?