How to Install Windows 7 on VMware – For Testing Only

As you probably know that Windows 7 has been leaked from Microsoft. Earlier there was version of Windows 7 that was leaked consisting of many pieces that you needed to put together and then burn it to a DVD, now I was able to find an ISO that only needs burning to a DVD, without the hassle to compile all the files. I don’t remember where I found it, but I know I downloaded it using uTorrent. If you want a copy let me know. I will install Windows 7 using a VMware virtual machine.

Let’s get started.

Preparing the virtual Machine

If  this is the first time you visit this website, I recommend you to read my previous post on how to create a virtual machine Creating a Virtual Machine on VMware 2.0 remember that you will be booting your virtual machine from an ISO image. to do that, right-click on the virtual machine you created in the tutorial above and go to Settings:

 

click on the CD-ROM icon then choose Use ISO Image then click browse to find your ISO image.

Windows 7 Installation

Click OK. and reset your Virtual machine.

after rebooting the virtual machine, the Windows 7 Installation wizard should begin. the first window that should come up is this:

Choose your Language, and click next.

right after, the Install Now window should pop-up:

Click on Install Now, and let the installation  begin.

After awhile, the Microsoft license agreement should come up. accept it, and click next.

Next, you need to choose which type of installation you want. choose the Custom (advanced) option. the upgrade option is selectable on this beta build. it must be a bug because as far as I know there is no windows installation on this VM.

Click Next.

Select the drive where you want to install Windows 7. if you have an IDE drive probably it will show up here, but if your hard drive is an SCSI or SATA you will need the drivers. the best option is to change the settings on your virtual machine to use an IDE drive instead of a SCSI.

click Next, if your drive is selected.

The file installation should begin.

That will take awhile….

after finishing with the window above, Windows 7 should reboot. you will get the fancy windows 7 starting logo.

it should check the system performance.

after that, it should ask you to select a username.

after choose the username, click next.

then comes the password.

click next, after choosing password and hint.

then the product activation. and because windows 7 is not even out yet, we should not put any registration key here.

Simply click Next.

The Next window is the updates. choose ask me later.

Next, choose your date and time zone.

That’s it. windows 7 should be ready to load the desktop for the first time.

Enjoy Windows 7.

---