How to use Enterprise ColdClone
Converter 4 with MOA / PE
The Enterprise version of the ColdClone Converter is only available
to Enterprise customers of Vsphere
and it comes installed within a WinPE CD - but it can also be used
with MOA and maybe other PEs.
As far as I know the latest version is 4.1.0 build 161418
Right now it is the only available ColdClone Converter version that
can directly import to vSphere.
Mount the CD somewhere
![](moa241/screenshots/converter4files.png)
copy the complete VMware-Converter directory into your MOA-build
R:\vm\converter4
This makes sure that we can use it side-by-side with Converter3
in R:\vm\converter.
You also need vstor2-converter.sys which can be found in the I386\system32\drivers
directory on the CD.
Copy the driver to R:\vm\converter4 as well.
Next create a batch-file like this one - name it coldclone4.cmd
and put it into R:\bin
echo off
regedit /s r:\vm\converter4\winpe.reg
drv_ctl --inst-nostart vstor2-converter R:\vm\converter4\vstor2-converter.sys
net start vstor2-converter
net start cryptsvc
hiderun R:\vm\converter4\vmware-converter.exe -r vmware-converter
-x 1 r:\vm\converter4\converter.xml
ping localhost -n 5
net start vmware-converter-1
start r:\vm\converter4\converter.exe -boot
Create another textfile with this content and store it as R:\vm\converter4.winpe.reg
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinPE\Features]
"Pnp"=dword:00000001
"Icf"=dword:00000001
If you want create a desktop-icon. Right click on desktop - say
create shortcut. Point to R:\bin\coldclone4.cmd and use the icon
from the converter.exe.
![](moa241/screenshots/coldclonerun.png)
You can start Converter in Cold Clone -mode then byclicking the
desktop-icon or simply enter "coldclone4" into the run-box
in startmenu.
Do not start it by clicking converter.exe directly - this will launch
it in hotclone-mode only.
To use Converter with other PE-builds adjust batch to your needs.
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