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How do I create an ISO file of a Boot Camp partition from OS X to use the ISO in Parallels later?

I thought Winclone could do it, but it can't.

Any alternatives?

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Can't Parallels just boot the Boot Camp partition like that? – slhck♦ Aug 4 '11 at 9:28
The boot camp partition and Parallels are on different Mac's. But yes, Parallels can. – Aron Woost Aug 4 '11 at 9:30

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Use Disk Utility to do it. Select your partition and hit the "New Image" button. In the Save sheet that pops up, set the Image Format to "DVD/CD Master". Disk Utility will suggest a filename extension of .cdr for the resulting disk image, but just change it to .iso. They're just different names for the same thing.

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Cool, thanks! And this image should boot under Parallels then? – Aron Woost Aug 4 '11 at 11:13
@Aron You'll have to tell me. I don't use Parallels. – Spiff Aug 4 '11 at 11:16

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