VMware Workstation 5.0Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion ForumsMoving a VMware Workstation 5 Virtual MachineWhat do you do if you have created a virtual machine using VMware Workstation and you want to move it to a different computer? Or even somewhere else on the same computer? The process is not difficult, and in most cases you can even move your virtual machine from a Windows host to a Linux host — or vice versa. If the virtual machine was created under VMware Workstation 5, follow the directions in this section. These instructions assume that you are using a virtual disk — stored in a set of .vmdk files on your host computer. Caution: It's always safest to make backup copies of all the files in your virtual machine's directory before you start a process like this. This section discusses the following topics: |
