How to transfer files from physical machine to Hyper-V Virtual machines

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The main purpose of hyperV is not to “play” with VMs. Virtual PC is designed for that whereas HyperV is supposed to provide a strong solution for virtualization.


Solution

Convert a directory as an ISO file, then bind that .iso file to the VM DVD.

If you want to convert a folder as an ISO file you can use one of the following tools

1) Folder2Iso

You can download Folder2Iso from here

Procedure to create a folder as an ISO file using Folder2Iso

- Run the Folder2ISO program
- Use the folder browser to locate the folder which you want to convert.
- Now select the destination folder where you want to save your ISO file.
- If you want give a label to the ISO file which you are going to create.
- Now go on and generate your ISO file from your folder.

2) Imgburn

You can download imgburn from here

Procedure to create a folder as an ISO file using imgburn

-Load ImgBurn
-Select create image from files/folder
-Add Blu-ray folder
-In options, make SURE UDF 2.5 is selected. VERY IMPORTANT!
-Create ISO

3) ISO Recorder

Download ISO Recorder from here

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