#VMWARE FUSION LINUX VIRTUAL MACHINE INSTALL#

After making your selections, click the Continue button.įusion has a Windows Easy Install option that uses the information you supply when you create a virtual machine, along with a few pieces of additional data, to automate a Windows XP or Vista installation.īecause this guide assumes that you're installing Vista, we'll use the Windows Easy Install option.

If you select this option, you will need to supply the pathname for the existing virtual disk. This option lets you use a virtual disk that you created earlier. This option is only necessary for MS-DOS, Windows 3.11, or other older operating systems. Fusion will split your hard drive into multiple sections that FAT and UDF drives can use each section will be no larger than 2 GB.

This option is primarily used for FAT or UDF drive formats, which don't support large files.

The tradeoff is that you're giving up space that could be used elsewhere until the virtual machine needs it. If you prefer, you can choose to create the full virtual disk now, for slightly better performance. This option starts with a small drive that can expand, as needed, up to the disk size you specified above. Fusion uses a dynamically expanding virtual drive. Place a checkmark next to any of the advanced disk options you would like to use.Click the Advanced Disk Options disclosure triangle.For Windows Vista, 20 GB is a good choice. Fusion will display a suggested size that's based on the OS you chose earlier. Specify your preferences for the virtual hard disk that Fusion will create for your virtual machine.

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