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[zirkoni]

You know Windows has built-in support for mounting vhd disk images, right? You can just right click on the vhd-file, select the first option (in my Finnish Windows 10 it just says "Enable") and you can browse the files like on any normal drive.

Or if you prefer using the command prompt:

C:\Windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.14393.0

Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: ZPC

DISKPART> select vdisk file="C:\Users\zirkoni\VirtualBox VMs\FreeDOS\FreeDOS.vhd"

DiskPart successfully selected the virtual disk file.

DISKPART> attach vdisk

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully attached the virtual disk file.

DISKPART>

[MrThrall]

Originally Posted by zirkoni

You know Windows has built-in support for mounting vhd disk images, right? You can just right click on the vhd-file, select the first option (in my Finnish Windows 10 it just says "Enable") and you can browse the files like on any normal drive.

Or if you prefer using the command prompt:

C:\Windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.14393.0

Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: ZPC

DISKPART> select vdisk file="C:\Users\zirkoni\VirtualBox VMs\FreeDOS\FreeDOS.vhd"

DiskPart successfully selected the virtual disk file.

DISKPART> attach vdisk

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully attached the virtual disk file.

DISKPART>

you do have a good point there... this is just the method i've always used, so i just went with it.

you can also get 7-ZIP on Mac and Ubuntu, so this guide could also be followed using the UNIX paths.

can I ask for your permission to make a guide using the diskpart method you mentioned?

[zirkoni]

Originally Posted by MrThrall

can I ask for your permission to make a guide using the diskpart method you mentioned?

No, you can't ask my permission.

Kidding, do whatever you like. It's not like I invented this anyway, it's documented somewhere by Microsoft (and others).

[MrThrall]

ok, i appreciate the feedback and a How-to will be coming within the week.