On the next page you’ll Select how much of your computers physical memory the VM is allowed to use.
However, if you have a premade VM then you shouldn’t need to worry about installation. Keep in mind that you’ll need a bootable drive with the installation files for the OS you select –VirtualBox does not automatically install the operating system for the virtual machine. The next thing to do on this page is select what operating system (OS) you will be running on the virtual machine. Here you get to set what you want your virtual machine to be named on the VirtualBox Manager window. Now we should be on the VM Name and OS Type page. The enthusiastic and useless “Welcome to…” screen will appear, just Click Next. So, let’s create one Click the New button. Though, at this point there isn’t much you can do because you don’t have any virtual machines. This is the screen that you will use to organize, start, delete, create, and change your virtual machines. Once setup is complete, you can run VirtualBox and then the VirtualBox manager will appear. Every few minutes a Windows Security dialog will appear, and you’ll need to Click Install to allow Virtualbox to setup virtual peripherals. Setup will take 5-10 minutes depending on your system’s configuration, and if you are running Windows you’ll need to sit through it. You’ll see a plethora of options on the Custom Setup page, but if you aren’t sure what you are doing just leave them as they are. In this walkthrough I’m using Windows 7 –so the process might vary depending on what OS you are using. VirtualBox is available for OS X, Linux, and Solaris. To get started, download the Virtual Box installer. You can download these from many sources, but we’ve only linked to the official ones. In my example, I’ll be using a Windows 7 setup disk.
Although, VMware Player also gives Microsoft run for their money. For me, VirtualBox is a better alternative to Virtual PC.
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