How To Install Windows 7 on Virtual PC

Requirements:

1. Windows 7 DVD or .ISO Image

2. Microsoft Virtual PC (free)

Procedure:

1. Download and install Virtual PC from here.

2. Run the Virtual PC software. To do this, type Virtual PC in Start menu search box and hit enter.

3. Click on “New” option and click “Next” to continue.

4. Select “Create a virtual machine” option from the available three options. Click “Next”.

5. Here, type a name for the new virtual machine. The file is automatically saved to the My Virtual Machines folder. To save it to a different location, use the “Browse” button.

6. Select the operating system that you would like to install using Virtual PC from the drop down box.

7. Use the “Recommended RAM”. If you have chosen “Adjusting the RAM” then, select the amount of RAM you would like to allocate to run Virtual machine (Windows 7) and click “Next”. (By default, it will use 512 MB of RAM, if you like to keep as it is, lick “Next”).

8. In the next screen, select “A new virtual hard disk” and once again “click” Next button.

9. In this step, browse the location where you want to create a virtual hard disk and specify a name for the virtual hard drive. or Leave it default Location with the default name Also don’t forget to specify the size of the Virtual Hard Drive. I prefer at least 16GB (Recommended by Microsoft).

10. Click finish button.