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VirtualBox runs on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.
VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while innotek ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.(information from download.com)
This are the steps to install virtualbox...-download the latest virtualbox setup from
this webpage,you can download the user manual as well.
-run it
click next
acept and click next
configure the location and features to install virtualbox then click next
click next
installation will disconnect your network connection,click next
click next
installing in process...
a warning message says that the software did not passed the Windows Logo testing(i tried for version 2.2.2 and 2.2.4 but the same thing happens),continue anyway,this software is very safe when i using it on my windows xp.
installation finished,click finish
the user interface of virtualbox
These are the steps of installing virtualbox on windows OS.Enjoy.
Steps to install Windows 7 in virtualbox go
here.
These are the steps to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) from Windows 7.
Remember your screen resolution because you need to create a picture that its pixel same as your screen resolution.These are the resolution that supported by Windows.
You can use paint to resize the resolution of the picture that you wanted it to replace the logon background.Please note that the picture must below than 256kb.
You can also use photoshop to adjust the picture screen resolution.
OS:Windows XP and Vista
Open up virtualbox that you have installed
click next
configure your OS name and OS type
configure the amount of RAM needed by the guest operating system(Windows 7 required minimum of 1G of RAM,but 512MB still can run).Windows 7 required minimum of 16GB hard disk to run.
click next
choose the hard disk storage type(choose dynamically expending storage)
click finish
a virtual machine is created in virtualbox.Now click on setting on the virtualbox user interface a windows like this will pop up.This window shows the information of your virtual machine.Tick "enable 3D acceleration",Then click OK.
Start the virtual machine and click next.
browse the Windows 7 ISO file the you have downloaded or loaded by DVD.Click next.
click next.
type your name...
product key...get it from here if you dun have one
click use recommended settings
set the date and time
configure your network setting
click next
acept and click next
configure the location and features to install virtualbox then click next
click next
installation will disconnect your network connection,click next
click next
installing in process...
a warning message says that the software did not passed the Windows Logo testing(i tried for version 2.2.2 and 2.2.4 but the same thing happens),continue anyway,this software is very safe when i using it on my windows xp.
installation finished,click finish
the user interface of virtualbox
