How to boot from Microsoft SharePoint 2010 VHD using Windows 7

This post describes the steps to boot your computer from the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 VHD (2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine )

• Download the VHD.
• Run the command compmgmt.msc.
• Right mouse click on Disk Management and click Attach VHD.

• Click Browse and select the vhd from which you want to boot.
• The vhd should now be visible as a disk and you should be able to browse the vhd in the Windows Explorer.
• Open command prompt (As Administrator).
• Type the command bcdedit /copy {current} /d "VHD_Boot" You should see a message like the one below.

• Copy the guid from the success message from step 1, and run the command:

bcdedit /set {CLSID_Number} osdevice vhd=[C:]\2010-7a.vhd

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  Now restart your computer, and you should be able to boot from the vhd, and you should see something like the figure below: