VMWare running XP - Restore from previous XP backup.

Hello all,
I am a "noobie" with the MAC OS, so be gentle. I am not sure this is the correct place for this post, but I shall try here 1st.
My Problem: Need to restore an XP backup from a VMWare XP installation on this IMAC to a new and larger (larger partition or virtual drive) VMWare installation of XP on this IMAC. The 1st XP installation was set to 20GB and I now need it to be at 100BG to accomodate all needed programs and files. These are not games, but necessary programs and data for my business. FYI: I tried to "Extend" the virtual drive/partition using VMWare and GParted, but these are unable to perform the task because the "drive/Partition" is a BOOT drive/partition.
I have created a VMWare installation of XP and would like to restore a backup made from another VMWare XP on this IMac to this newer installation of XP. I cannot get it to restore the backup because the XP I'm trying to "restore to" is the one I am running from. Paragon Backup will not allow me to restore to the "Boot" drive because it is in use (the restore is started from the XP system I want to restore to). Paragon has several different "backup" capabilities, including "Copy Disk" which can copy the complete "hard disk" to a new one of a different size (intended to be used when upgrading to a larger disk to gain more usable disk space).
I am wondering if anyone has had to deal with this sort of situation and how it was resolved. I think the best way would be to delete the new XP installation, create a new Virtual disk of 100GB, then use Paragon's "Copy Disk" to place all on the "new disk". I just do not know how to go about this, and I have not found any info in these forums about this situation.
Could someone assist with instructions (remember I'm a "noobie" to MAC OS), or a pointer to a more appropriate venue for this problem?
All assistance and advice is appreciated.....
Regards...
mikey5555

Since VMWAre is not an Apple product, you'll probably want to contact VMWare support or post your question the VMWare forums rather than an Apple forum.
http://communities.vmware.com/tags/fusion?communityID=1

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