This article outlines the process of converting a physical computer or virtual machine to create a virtual machine that can be used in VMware Fusion 2.x. This process leaves the original computer or machine intact and merely creates a virtual disk file that has all of the same information as the original hard disk/virtual disk.
Note: It is also possible to remove a hard drive from a Windows computer, put it in a USB enclosure (purchased separately), and use that hard drive with a Fusion virtual machine running Windows. For more information, see
Connecting an external hard drive to a Fusion virtual machine (1021853).
For VMware Fusion versions 3.x and above versions: Fusion's built-in utility, Migration Assistant, converts Windows-based computers. For more information, see
Best practices for using and troubleshooting Migration Assistant (1017993).