# How to create an Windows image files

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-create-an-windows-image-files/22190>\
**Category:** SLES Virtualization\
**Created:** [February 10, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-create-an-windows-image-files/22190 "2012-02-10T10:34:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-create-an-windows-image-files/22190/1 "2012-02-10T10:34:53Z")

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Hi,

Running SLES11sp1\_64 with Xen virtualization.

Besides using Platespin, is there an alternative way to create/migrate a  
Windows server to an image file that I can import into my virtual  
environment as I want to virtualize most of my Windows 2003/2008 servers.

Regards  
John

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**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-create-an-windows-image-files/22190/2 "2012-02-16T15:30:37Z")

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-create-an-windows-image-files/22190/3 "2012-02-24T15:17:46Z")

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See response in your other thread, “Create image file from physical  
windows server”

Good luck.  
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