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If are installing Windows 2000 or a newer version from a non-bootable CD, follow these steps to start Setup manually: with some CDs, you may need to navigate to the folder containing SETUP.EXE - use the MS-DOS commands CD to navigate to a subfolder and DIR to list the contents of the current folder.If entering the command above gives an error, try other drive letters. Note: some bootdisks may mount the CD-ROM drive to other letters than D: (for example X:).back at the command prompt, type D: to switch to your CD-ROM drive.back at the command prompt, type FORMAT C:.if FDISK does not automatically reboot the virtual machine, select Action → Reset from the Virtual PC menu to reset the virtual machine.press Escape as prompted after the operation has completed.select Y to mark the partition as active and use all available space.select 1 to create a new primary partition.select Y at the 'Enable large disk support' prompt, if one appears.If you are installing an operating system older than Windows 2000, you will need to partition/format your virtual drive and start setup manually. If your CD is not bootable, the virtual machine will boot from the floppy drive and an MS-DOS command prompt will appear. If your CD is bootable, the virtual machine will boot from the CD and Windows Setup should start.

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If one is not available or if it is not working properly, you can download a self-writing boot disk image from here.ĭouble-click your virtual machine in the Virtual PC Console to start it. You can create one on a computer running Windows 98 or ME. If your CD is not bootable, you will also need to insert an MS-DOS boot floppy disk with CD-ROM support. Where not specified, leave settings to their defaults.įirst, insert your Windows operating system installation CD in your CD drive.

: select Adjusting the RAM and increase the suggested memory size by 64 - 128 MB.

: select the operating system which you will be installing.

: enter a name for your virtual machine.You should be greeted by the New Virtual Machine Wizard if the wizard does not appear automatically, click the 'New.' button on the Virtual PC Console.įollow these steps to create your virtual machine: Go to the Microsoft Virtual PC page and download the application.

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A few gigabytes of free space on your hard drive.A computer powerful enough to emulate a virtual machine (at least 512MB of RAM).4 Setting up the guest operating system.