Changing the Virtual Hard Disk Format
If you want to use your virtual machine with an earlier version of Parallels Workstation Extreme, use Parallels Image Tool to convert its hard disk image file to the old format. Image Tool can be also used to convert virtual hard disk image files created with Parallels Workstation 2.2 to the new format, supported by Parallels Workstation Extreme 4.
Warning:
If you have Parallels Tools installed on your virtual hard disk, remove them before processing the disk.
To change the format of your virtual hard disk image file:
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Launch Parallels Image Tool.
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In the
Introduction
window, click
Continue
.
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Specify the source image file of the virtual hard disk in the
Source Virtual Disk Image File
window. You may type the path and file name or use the
Choose
button to locate the file.
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In the
Select Action
window, select:
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Convert to the old format
if your hard disk image file is in the Parallels Workstation Extreme 4 format and click
Start
. In this case, the hard disk will be converted into the Parallels Workstation 2.2 format.
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Convert to the new format
if your hard disk image file is in the Parallels Workstation 2.2 format and click
Start
. In this case, the hard disk will be converted into the Parallels Workstation Extreme 4 format.
Note:
If you are converting the disk to the old format, you may need to reconfigure the guest OS installed on it. To do that, you will need the installation media for the guest OS installed on the disk. You may insert it into the CD/DVD-ROM drive of your computer or select the installation media to use in the
More Options
area. When finished, click
Start
.
You can view the operation progress in the
Processing the File
window. Clicking
Cancel
terminates the operation.
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After the disk image has been successfully modified, the
Execution is Completed
window appears. Click
Finish
to close Parallels Image Tool.
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