diff -r 7fd35e3303c6 virtinst/CloneManager.py
--- a/virtinst/CloneManager.py	Fri May 25 10:49:47 2007 -0400
+++ b/virtinst/CloneManager.py	Mon May 28 18:15:57 2007 +0900
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class CloneDesign(object):
         self._clone_uuid         = None
         self._clone_sparse       = True
         self._clone_xml          = None
+
+        self._diskcopy           = True
 
     def get_original_guest(self):
         return self._original_guest
@@ -149,6 +151,12 @@ class CloneDesign(object):
     def set_clone_sparse(self, flg):
         self._clone_sparse = flg
     clone_sparse = property(get_clone_sparse, set_clone_sparse)
+
+    def get_diskcopy(self):
+        return self._diskcopy
+    def set_diskcopy(self, flg):
+        self._diskcopy = flg
+    diskcopy = property(get_diskcopy, set_diskcopy)
 
     #
     # setup original guest
@@ -471,7 +479,8 @@ def start_duplicate(design):
 
     # do dupulicate
     # at this point, handling the cloning way.
-    _do_duplicate(design)
+    if design.diskcopy == True:
+        _do_duplicate(design)
 
     # define clone xml
     design.original_conn.defineXML(design.clone_xml)