Questions[windows-virtual-pc](server)

Is there a way to create a Virtual Machine Template from which I can then create virtual machines?

What I would like to achieve is:

1. Create a virtual machine using Virtual PC
2. Install all programs that I need in that VM
3. Then make that VM as a template for all the VM's I create in the future.

Is this possible at all? If so, please share any pointers to it.

I recently tried to boot a virtual machine in Windows 7 Virtual PC after the .vhd file was created inside Hyper-V. But Win 7 Virtual PC would not completely boot the virtual computer.

Can a .vhd file created in Virtual PC run in a Hyper-V environment? Vice versa?

What is the difference between a .vhd file created in Hyper-V compared to a .vhd file created in Windows 7 Virtual PC?

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate, and I'd like to use Windows Virtual PC to run both XP-Mode and other VHDs I've created. Is it possible to do both?

I'm underwhelmed by the performance of the XP VM that was provided by IT along with my win7 install. Because it's a generic company wide image I'm wondering if it might be stuck running in software virtualization mode even though my laptop does support hardware virtualization. Is this a legitimate concern?

I've got a physical machine which I'd like to convert to a virtual machine. I've done this P2V process a number of times onto Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V by using System Centre Virtual Machine Manager.

However, in this case I'd like to go a step further and move the virtual machine created by the P2V process onto a machine running Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows Virtual PC.

Is there a recommended way of doing this or should I just copy the VHD file over and hope it works?