If you want to try out Windows Vista in a guest, it will refuse to install if it is given less than 512 MB RAM, so you'll need that for the guest alone, plus the memory your operating system normally needs. So, if you want to run Windows XP on Windows XP, you probably won't enjoy the experience much with less than 1 GB of RAM. Basically, you will need whatever your host operating system needs to run comfortably, plus the amount that the guest operating system needs. Depending on what guest operating systems you want to run, you will need at least 512 MB of RAM (but probably more, and the more the better). Any recent Intel or AMD processor should do. You can install and run as many virtual machines as you like - the only practical limits are disk space and memory.
So, for example, you can run Windows and Linux on your Mac, run Windows Server 2008 on your Linux server, run Linux on your Windows PC, and so on, all alongside your existing applications. Secondly, it extends the capabilities of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems (inside multiple virtual machines) at the same time. What does that mean? For one thing, it installs on your existing Intel or AMD-based computers, whether they are running Windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris operating systems. VirtualBox is a cross-platform virtualization application. You can follow me on twitter or join our facebook fanpage to keep yourself updated on all the latest from Microsoft, Google and Apple.How to Install Windows 10 as Virtual Machine in VirtualBox
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This is it!! After it boots up, you should now be running full Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox under Windows 7 / Vista or XP. Next you’ll see the Chameleon loader and then OS X will begin to boot. Then click Machine and Reset to restart the VM. Step 11: As soon as it says installation finished and starts counting down to restart, press the Right-Ctrl and then click on Devices at the top and hit CD/DVD Devices and click Unmount CD/DVD Device. Now click Done and hit the Install button to start the installation. Step 10: Now click on Customize at the bottom left, and check the following:ĭrop down Kernels and choose Legacy kernel.ĭrop down bootloaders and check the newest Chameleon. Now simply select the highlighted drive as shown below and click continue. Once done, quit the Disk Utility so that you return back to the installer. Then click erase at the right and Name it what you want in the name box and then click on “Erase…” button to erase the virtual disk. Step 9: At this screen highlight 20GB VBOX HARDDISK. Click Continue and Agree, and then start Disk Utility found in Utilities menu at the top. If you are unable to move your mouse around then hit Right-Ctrl + I. Choose your language and then click next. All the services will run and eventually you should come to the language screen. Step 8: Once the VM starts booting, hit F8 and type -v at the boot prompt so that you can see what exactly went wrong if something does go wrong. Then click OK and hit the main Start button to start your VM. Now highlight it and click Select button at the bottom.
Then find and add the OSX86 iso you downloaded earlier. On this window, click Add (Plus sign on 3 CD’s) at the top. Now click on the folder with the green arrow on the right. Step 7: Now select “Storage” from the left pane, and then select “Empty” found under the OSX.vdi. Step 6: Now click on “Settings” and select “System” from the left pane and then uncheck the option for “Enable EFI (special OSes only)” in the right as shown in the screenshot below. Select the option which best fits your needs and click on Next to finish the wizard. If you use Dynamic option, it will expand on use while Static option will be fixed to the size you allotted. Step 5: Now create a new hard disk for your VM, which depending on your needs should be around 20GB in size. For this tutorial, I have allotted the max 1500MB of Ram. Step 4: Assign your VM some Ram in megabytes. Step 3: Name your VM “OSX” and select “Mac OS X” from Operating System dropdown menu, and “Mac OS X Server” from Version dropdown menu.