There are several ways to create a Windows image on a VHD: However, when you go to log on, the following error will appear:īooting from a vhd is not supported on this system.Īs a result, logon will fail, and reinstallation will be required.įurthermore, although only Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are capable of a VHD boot, you can adapt Vista to boot from VHD by replacing the Vista Boot Manager with the Windows 7 one. You can build a bootable VHD image, boot into the VHD and successfully run setup with the Ultimate and Starter versions. Only the Enterprise and Professional versions of Windows 7 support native VHD boot. The initial boot will run through normal setup and require multiple reboots before the final logon. This allows booting to the new VHD image rather than the original installation. Add the image to the boot manager (BCD).Put a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 bootable image on the VHD.Build a VHD with the new options in the Disk Management snap-in.The process for building a native-boot virtual hard disk for Windows 7 can be broken into the following three steps:
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