Physical to Virtual

In some cases, you don't want to spend the time to create a VM that is a duplicate of a physical machine, particularly if it means trying to re-create a physical machine that contains an operating system, numerous applications, and dozens of user-created files that has grown and evolved over time. Trying to e×actly re-create such a physical computer would be nearly impossible, especially if the physical computer you're trying to duplicate is a work-issued desktop or laptop that contains applications and settings that you can't install or duplicate.

Fortunately, both Parallels and VMware have applications that allow you to turn your physical computer into a virtual computer, in effect migrating the entire computer into a VM. ...

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