From VMware Fusion to Bootcamp on Mac

Question

I am doing quite a lot of .NET development on my Mac. I've got VMware Fusion 3 installed with Windows 7 Professional. From there I am running Visual Studio 2010. As I am doing more and more development, at times I would like to boot directly into Windows using Bootcamp. So here comes the question:

How can I port my Windows installation from VMware Fusion to Bootcamp?

I have been try to search for some tools to do this trick but I haven't had any luck in finding such a tool yet. Can anybody help me with this?

Thanks a lot. I look forward to hearing from you! :-)

Cheers, Sebastian

Answer 1

Sadly, I think the best method is don't even bother. I've tried doing that transfer numerous times and it just never works out. I've ended up with non-bootable systems, partially bootable, and just a mishmash in between. If you do find a solution do tell, but I spent a few days on that same issue before finally realizing that just reformatting and installing fresh into Boot Camp is the way to go.