USING "PARAGON GO VIRTUAL" TO CREATE A "ORACLE VM VIRTUALBOX" VIRTUAL MACHINE FROM A REAL "WINDOWS" PC

HIGH-LEVEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

You can use the free "Paragon Go Virtual" program to perform a "physical to virtual" ("P2V") of a real "Windows" computer to create a virtual machine for "Oracle VM VirtualBox".

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
See http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/

STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE:
Step 1: Start the "Paragon Go Virtual" program:

Step 2: Click on "P2V Copy":

* Step 3: Click on the "Next" button:

* Step 4: A "Browse for source disks" box will be displayed:

* Step 5: Select the hard drive partitions that you want to virtualize. Do not select the external hard drive where the new files and folders of the new "virtual machine" will be placed by the "Paragon Go Virtual" program.

Step 6:

Click on the "Next" button:

* Step 7: Select the "virtual machine program" that the new virtual machine will reside in:

Step 8: Click on the "Next" button:

* Step 9: Use the drop-down list button to select the "Virtual machine version". Step 10: Use the drop-down list button to select the number of virtual CPUs for the new virtual machine.

Step 11: Select the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual machine:

Step 12: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 13: Click on the button to the right of the "Interface" field:

Step 14: Use the drop-down list button to select the desired virtual "hard drive controller". Step 15: Select the virtual size of the virtual hard drive that you wish to create. Step 16: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 17: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 18: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 19: Click on the "Browse" button to determine where you want "Paragon Go Virtual" to place the "virtual hard drive" file that it will be making. It is best to place the new "virtual hard drive" onto an external hard drive or a network drive, instead of on the same (virtual) hard drive that "Paragon Go Virtual" will be using as it's source:

Step 20: Click on the "OK" button. Step 21: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 22: The operation progress will be displayed:

* Step 23: Click on the "Finish" button:

* Step 24: Close the "Paragon Go Virtual" program. Step 25: Start the "Oracle VM VirtualBox" program:

Step 26: Click on the "New" button:

Step 27: Click on the "Next" button of the "Welcome.." box:

Step 28: A "VM Name and OS Type" box will be displayed:

Step 29: Type in a name for the new virtual machine:

Step 30: Use the drop-down list button to select the "Operating System". Step 31: Use the drop-down list button to select the "Version" of the operating system. Step 32: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 33: Set the amount of RAM to allocate to the new virtual machine:

Step 34: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 35: A "Virtual Hard Disk" box will be displayed:

Step 36: Select the "Use existing hard disk" option:

Step 37: Click on the "Browse folder" button to right of the hard drive field:

Step 38: A "Chose a virtual hard disk file" box will be displayed:

Step 39: Locate and click on the .VMDK virtual hard disk file that "Paragon Go Virtual" created:

Step 40: Click on the "Open" button:

* Step 41: Click on the "Next" button:

Step 42: Click on the "Finish" button:

Step 43: The newly-created virtual machine will be highlighted in the left pane of the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window:

* Step 44: Click on the "Start" button:

Step 45:

* Step 46: Your new virtual machine is now ready for use: