http://blogs.msdn.com/robertvi/archive/2008/12/19/howto-manually-add-a-vm-configuration-to-hyper-v.aspxWith Hyper-V you cannot simply „Add“ a configuration file to your Hyper-V machine as you could with Virtual Server. Mainly because of the use of Live Snapshots. The recommended way is to use Export and Import. If you have a given VHD it is way easieren-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/robertvi/archive/2008/12/19/howto-manually-add-a-vm-configuration-to-hyper-v.aspx#9284733Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:57:37 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9284733Virtual PC Guy's WebLog<p>People have been asking for a while for a way to add a virtual machine configuration file (.XML) directly</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/robertvi/archive/2008/12/19/howto-manually-add-a-vm-configuration-to-hyper-v.aspx#9407511Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:43:56 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9407511doomma<P>Is the NT virtual machine SID ( the hex value ) the same on all installations of 2008?</P> <P>A: Unsure if I get the question. </P> <P>The hex values here are GUIDs, and they are unique. NT SIDs are installation specific and unique unless you clone a installation. Thats not different in a virtual word.</P>http://blogs.msdn.com/robertvi/archive/2008/12/19/howto-manually-add-a-vm-configuration-to-hyper-v.aspx#9624725Mon, 18 May 2009 06:12:21 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9624725doomma<p>The above procedure seems to not work the same with Hyper-V R2. In R1 when ever the mklink was done, the VM used to appear back in the Hyper-V snap in console. With R2 it does not happen. Any ideas thoughts how to resolve in R2. I am using RC build.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/robertvi/archive/2008/12/19/howto-manually-add-a-vm-configuration-to-hyper-v.aspx#9629303Tue, 19 May 2009 22:45:46 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9629303doomma<p>Also to add that with RC, re-starting the VMMS service after the links are fixed, gets the VM back. Comments/thoughts</p>