ChowMedia TechSupport: How to Install Windows 7 on VMWare

You have just downloaded the new operating system: Windows 7, but you don't know how to install it. Well, install a new operating system is a little dangerous. Don't worry, you can use VMWare to do some experiments, if you like it, you can install it in your computer later.

Solution

1. Install VMware first, then click "New Virtual Machine" to create a new virtual machine in VMWare.

Create a new virtual machine

2. Choose a type of configuration. In the following page, you can see "Typical" was selected by default.

Normally, you can click "Next" directly to "create a workstation 6.5 virtual machine in a few easy steps".

Setup windows 7 in vmware

3. Select "Install disc image file(iso)", then browse your disc image file of Windows 7, click "Next".

install windows 7 in VMware

4. Type your windows 7 product key and personalize information in the following dialog, include Full name, Password. Write down your Full name and Password, because it will be used for login to the Windows 7 Virtual Machine.

install windows 7 in VMware

5. Name your Windows 7 virtual machine, so as to others connect to your windows 7 virtual machine via local area network.

name the windows 7 virtual machine

6. Distribute Maxium disk size for your Windows 7, The Virtual machine's hard disk is stored as one or more files on the host computer's physical disk. These file(s) start small and become lager as your add applications, files, and data to your virtual machine.

The Maximum disk space must smaller than the disk whick the Windows 7 virtual machine will be located. Generally speaking, to install and use Windows 7, you'd better split more than 8GB in vmware disk. I recommand you distribute 16 GB by default.

Click "next".

distribute disk space of windows 7 virtual machine

7. Click "Finish" to start install Windows 7 virtual machine.

install windows 7 in VMware

Wait for a moment, VMWare will startup automatically.

After virtual machine installation start, you will see the following dialog. Select your language, time'and currency format, keyboard or input method, then click "Next".

choose language of your Windows 7

Click "Install Now" to start install your Windows 7 virtual machine use VMware.

install windows 7 in VMware

Waiting for a moment. In the following picture, you can see Vmware is installing Windows 7 virtual machine for you.

install windows 7 in VMware

Read the license terms of install Windows 7 and accept it, then click "Next".

accept the license

Click Custom(advanced), but do not upgrade.

install windows 7 in VMware

Choose a hard drive to install your Windows 7. Then click "next". The hard drive must larger than "Maxium disk size" of your Windows 7 virtual machine.