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Creating a Virtual Machine 77
Upgrading Windows XP to Vista
If you already have a Windows XP (Home or Professional edition) virtual machine you can
"upgrade-in-place" the operating system to one of supported Windows Vista. Please check the
Microsoft web site to learn if such upgrade path officially exists. During such upgrade-in-place
only the operating system will be affected, and you won't need to re-install the applications in
the virtual machine.
To upgrade Windows XP virtual machine
1 Shut down the guest operating system by using the Windows Start menu.
2 Insert the Windows Vista upgrade disc.
3 Choose Prepare for Windows Vista Upgrade command from the Actions menu.
4 When the necessary preparations are complete, the virtual machine will be started
automatically.
5 The upgrade to Windows Vista starts. Follow the on-screen instructions.
You can perform the Prepare for Windows Vista Upgrade operation before you actually start
upgrading your Windows XP virtual machine, and you can continue working with Windows
XP. If eventually you decide not to upgrade to Windows Vista, you can change the value Vista
in the OS version field back to Windows XP using the Configuration Editor, Options -> General
Options tab.