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This creates a "Top" image that saves changes while keeping the base Windows 7 install read-only.

to create a flexible disk. A 40GB or 50GB limit is usually plenty for legacy Windows environments. Google Groups qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows7.qcow2 40G Why QCOW2? windows 7 qcow2 top

Standard Windows 7 installers do not include drivers for high-performance virtualized hardware (VirtIO). To ensure the installer "sees" the virtual disk, you must load these drivers during setup. This creates a "Top" image that saves changes

Install Windows 7 into a QCOW2 file called win7-base.qcow2 . Once installed, shut it down and (right-click properties on Windows, or chmod a-w on Linux). windows 7 qcow2 top

You will need:

: Once installed, run the virtio-win-guest-tools.exe from the VirtIO CD to install the QEMU Guest Agent and SPICE drivers .