If you already input your product key and downloaded Windows 7 direct from Microsoft, you might not encounter this page.
Next up is to input your Windows 7 product key. Do not touch a key when prompted or you will return to the Install Now option, rather than letting the installer do its thing.Įventually, you will arrive at the Windows 7 Username set up, followed by the password creation page. You have now installed Windows 7 on VirtualBox.Windows 7 will restart a few times during the installation process. Just follow the onscreen instruction to finish the installation procedure.ġ4. Windows 7 installation process will start in a few seconds. Click Next and then finish to begin the installation procedure.ġ3. If you have Windows 7 DVD, select Host Drive letter as your DVD drive. Select Image file option as media source as you are using Windows 7 ISO file to install. Select the media you would like to use for installation purpose. Just read it carefully and click ok to see the First Run Wizard.ġ2. You will see a message about the host key. Click Start button to begin Windows 7 RC installation on Virtual Box.
Select Windows 7 RC in the left pane, & click Settings to start configuring Windows 7 settings like RAM and disk space further.ġ1. To begin the next step, make sure that you have downloaded Windows 7 RC ISO.ġ0. Click Next and then Finish to finish virtual disk setup.ĩ. But make sure that you have allocated 16+ GB. However, you can change it if you don’t have enough free space. Since Microsoft recommends 16 GB of free disk space for 32-bit & 20 GB for 64-bit Windows 7, let’s use the default 20 GB as the virtual disk size. Select the size of the virtual hard disk. As the name indicates, fixed size storage doesn’t grow. It will grow dynamically (up to the size specified) as the Guest OS claims disk space.Īlternatively, you can also select Fixed-size storage. Select Dynamically expanding storage as this storage initially occupies a very small amount of space on your physical hard disk. Clicking on Next button will open Create New Virtual Disk Wizard. On the following screen, you need to create a new hard disk by selecting Create new hard disk option. Since Microsoft recommends minimum of 1GB RAM for Windows 7, enter 1024 MB in the right-side box. Depending on the amount of RAM installed on your system, you need to select the memory size. Here you need to allocate the memory to the new (Windows 7) virtual machine. Click Next and enter a name for the new virtual machine, select the type of the operating system as Microsoft Windows, and select the version as Windows 7. In Sun VirtualBox window, click on New button to launch the New Virtualization Machine Wizard.ĥ.
If you don’t like to provide your name and e-mail, just click Cancel button.Ĥ. Here you can enter your name and e-mail if you wish. Run the Virtual Box program to see the Virtual Box Registration dialog.
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