Free Paragon Virtualisation Manager 12 Compact (Requires Facebook like)

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  Wish on 18/04/2012 - 08:44

  Cheers

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  Krisjohn on 18/04/2012 - 08:51

  +3

  For those confused, as I was, this appears to be software you can use to create and manage/repair virtual machine images, not the software to actually run them.

  For example, I could use this software to create an image of my old desktop PC, but to actually run it as a virtual machine I'd need to use something like VMware Fusion that I have on my Macbook Pro. (Not that I have any space on its hard drive.)

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  Splashtash on 18/04/2012 - 08:53

  ah!

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  Draxxx on 18/04/2012 - 09:00

  +1

  Just beware, you'll have to click on the the setting (cog) button on the Paragon Page to "Unlike".
  The normal method of clicking on the 'Like' Button, and going 'Unlike' doesn't seem to work..

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    [Deactivated] on 18/04/2012 - 09:08

    any way for a link that doesnt need facebook like?

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      Draxxx on 18/04/2012 - 09:39

      Yeah, but you need to "like" to enter email address, which then emails you the rego/serial number.

      http://dl.paragon-software.com/free/vm_compact.msi

      (Just Like, then Unlike straight away. Easy)

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  PlasticSpaceman on 18/04/2012 - 14:21

  I've been using the free Paragon Backup & Recovery software for a few years now, and it's pretty good. Supports shadow copy etc. I suspect a lot of the tech in the virtualisation manager is replicated in that ie you can use the software to backup a machine, but also use it to do a P2V (to Vmware, M'soft, or Virtualbox). The link be here: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/. Don't need faceplant to get it, but you do need to give them your email to get the license key….. haven't been swamped with spam from them, so pretty decent deal IMHO.

  [edit: Ahhhh. Was using the 2011 Advanced version - from reading the feature list, the 2012 version doesn't appear to include support for P2V…]

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    vt on 18/04/2012 - 14:59

    +5

    I think it does include P2V (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/vm-compact/comparison.h…).

    I've been using Paragon Virtualization Manager 9.5 Personal since it is free and it also allows you to do P2P so you can use a backup from one comp and restore the image to another comp with different hardware.

    Here's the page to get the free Paragon Virtualization Manager 9.5 Personal serial:
    http://www.paragon-software.com/registration/vm95pers.html

    Paragon doesn't provide a download link to the software on their page so you can get the 32+64 bit installation file directly from this link:
    http://dl.paragon-software.com/free/paragon_vm95.exe

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  Forgot69 on 23/04/2012 - 13:32

  Dammit… just days after looking at this bargain I actually need to do a P2V transfer. Anyone with a spare licence? :/

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    vt on 23/04/2012 - 14:51

    Paragon Virtualization Manager 9.5 Personal which I posted above also does P2V.

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      Forgot69 on 24/04/2012 - 18:05

      You're 100% right! LOL. I literally tried 3 different ways (and 2 days of my life) before remembering you posted that above and Paragon worked first go.
      Mental note to self, also includes in a backup the active bootable partitions, even if they aren't your primary windows partition. Stupid Toshiba recovery partition… grrr!