Virtualizing a running system

[Tom Metro]

Jerry Feldman wrote:
> I would like to be able to take an OEM version of Windows installed on a 
> computer, back it up, install Linux with some virtualization manager, 
> such as Virtualbox, KVM/QEMU, Xen ...

Here's another resource:

Run Your Windows Partition Without Rebooting
http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/run-your-windows-partition-without-rebooting

It's a video/screencast showing the steps for doing this with VMware. 
(It appears to be accessible to non-subscribers of Linux Journal.)

  -Tom

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