User`s guide

Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options.
2 In the Advanced conversion options pane, select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine
and click Next to view and adjust the available customization options.
Option Action
Computer Information
Enter computer name, owner name, and organization details for the
destination virtual machine. If necessary, generate a new security ID.
Windows License
Enter the product ID or server license information for Windows operating
systems.
Time Zone
Adjust the destination time zone.
Network Interface Settings
Set up the IP address and DNS server of each destination network adapter
as well as DNS and WINS, if applicable.
Workgroup or Domain Page
Set up the network rights of the target virtual machine.
What to do next
On the Customizations page, you can make more precise settings to the guest operating system and advance
to the task summary page.
Edit the Destination Computer Information
To identify the target virtual machine on the network, you need to personalize it by editing its name, its owner
and organization name, and by generating a new security ID.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options and select Configure guest
preferences for the virtual machine.
2 To access the guest operating system settings, click Next.
3 In the options list to the left, select Computer Information.
The information fields appear to the right.
4 Customize the following fields:
a In the Computer Name field, specify a computer name to identify the virtual machine on the network.
Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-). The underscore (_) is nonstandard, but
Converter Standalone permits its use. The computer name cannot have more than 15 characters or
consist only of numerals.
b In the Owner name field, specify a unique name to identify the virtual machine on the network.
Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-). The underscore (_) is nonstandard, but
Converter Standalone permits its use. The owner name cannot have more than 63 characters or consist
only of numerals.
c In the Organization field, enter an organization name.
Valid characters include all printable characters. The limit is 63 characters.
5 (Optional) To create a new security identifier, select Generate New Security ID (SID).
By default, the security ID is selected for Windows Vista systems and Longhorn sources and you cannot
deselect it.
6 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
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