Par14 Installing Existing Win7 Bootcamp Partition & New Win10?

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ScottA9

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Can this be done?

Buying a new iMac and want to install my existing Win7 Bootcamp partition from old Mac into Par14 on new Mac, along with a separate Win10 partition. My new Win10 would be installed on my new iMac thru Par14.
My existing Bootcamp Win7 partition is on a separate drive from my Mac OS.
I would like to remove my Win7 drive from my old 2008 Mac Pro and put it into a dock connected to my new iMac and install to Par14.
Another option would be to connect the two computers together.
In the end I would have 2 virtual partitions! Can I do this?
TKU
 
ScottA9 said:
Can this be done?

Buying a new iMac and want to install my existing Win7 Bootcamp partition from old Mac into Par14 on new Mac, along with a separate Win10 partition. My new Win10 would be installed on my new iMac thru Par14.
My existing Bootcamp Win7 partition is on a separate drive from my Mac OS.
I would like to remove my Win7 drive from my old 2008 Mac Pro and put it into a dock connected to my new iMac and install to Par14.
Another option would be to connect the two computers together.
In the end I would have 2 virtual partitions! Can I do this?
TKU
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Hello ScottA9, You can import the Windows 7 Bootcamp partition completely into Parallels Desktop in your old mac first ( refer to https://kb.parallels.com/en/123314 for assistance ), Once you imported then backup it up in a external hard drive and plug the hard drive in your new mac. Please copy the Windows 7.pvm and go to Users--> shared-->Parallels and paste it, double click on the windows 7.pvm to start it inside Parallels Desktop application( refer to https://kb.parallels.com/en/113658 for assistance ) so that you will have both Windows 10 which you already installed and the Windows 7 as two two separate virtual machines.
 
AJ@Parallels said:
Hello ScottA9, You can import the Windows 7 Bootcamp partition completely into Parallels Desktop in your old mac first ( refer to https://kb.parallels.com/en/123314 for assistance ), Once you imported then backup it up in a external hard drive and plug the hard drive in your new mac. Please copy the Windows 7.pvm and go to Users--> shared-->Parallels and paste it, double click on the windows 7.pvm to start it inside Parallels Desktop application( refer to https://kb.parallels.com/en/113658 for assistance ) so that you will have both Windows 10 which you already installed and the Windows 7 as two two separate virtual machines.
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Thanks very much. I'll give it a try as soon as I get my new Mac.
 
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