![]() ![]() Windows 7 installer will now be running in a moment. Finish it up, and then a prompt will appear (see below). Creates a virtual machine, allows you to set iron parameters. You will have to select the installation media for the guest OS so make sure the Windows 7 DVD installer is loaded.ġ1. VirtualBox for Windows 7 - original software that allows you to experiment with operating systems. Double-clicking Windows 7 will open the First Run Wizard. Windows 7 now appears on my list of virtual machines. For the virtual disk storage size, make sure to allocate more than 5 GB for you to successfully install Windows 7. VirtualBox is a multi platform and open-source virtualization tool for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems, that lets you create virtual disc units in which you can install a guest operating system within the one you normally use on your computer, using. ![]() For the disk storage type, I use “Dynamically expanding storage” as I always do.Ĩ. Now create a new virtual hard disk and just click on "Next" to start the Create New Virtual Disk Wizard.ħ. I've got 2048 MB of RAM so I decided to use half of it to make Windows 7 run a bit snappier.Ħ. Specify the amount of memory (RAM) to be allocated to the VM. Create the name of your virtual machine (VM), in this case "Windows7", and then select the Operating System and its version (see below).ĥ. ![]() Create a new virtual machine by clicking on the "New" button to start the setup wizard.Ĥ. Navigate to Applications -> System Tools and open VirtualBox.ģ. ![]() Download the latest version of VirtualBox from HERE, and then install it.Ģ. If you are ready, here's a step-by-step instruction on how to install Windows 7 (guest) inside Ubuntu (host). The process sounds more complicated than it really is so don't worry. Do you want to install Windows 7 inside Ubuntu? If your answer is yes, then you will need virtualization software like VMWare Workstation or Sun Virtualbox to setup an operating system (guest OS) inside an operating system (host OS). ![]()
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