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. If you\u2019re a \t\t\tdial-up user, keep in mind the download is 90MB \u2013 you should know \t\t\tthat it will take you quite a long time to download a file that \t\t\tsize. Note: If you see any prompts asking you about installing \t\t\tdrivers; just go ahead and approve them. When you\u2019ve finished \t\t\tinstalling VMware Player, you will need to restart your computer.<\/p>\n![\"InfoAve](\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2010\/vminstall1.png\" "\\"Installing")
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After you\u2019ve installed VMware Player, and you\u2019re computer is \t\t\t rebooted, open VMware and insert your XP disk in your CD\/DVD drive.<\/p>\n
Now click \u201cCreate a new virtual machine\u201d (the very top selection). \t \t\tVMware automatically detects your Windows XP CD, and says it will \t\t\t install it with \u201cEasy install\u201d. Easy means easy, you can install \t\t\t Windows XP in 5 or 6 clicks. Just follow the prompts. At one point \t\t\t you\u2019ll need to enter your Windows XP key. If you\u2019re using a Windows \t\t\t XP upgrade disk, make sure you have a Windows 98 or Windows 2000 \t\t\t disk handy \u2013 you\u2019ll have to \u201cprove\u201d that you are eligible to use the \t\t \tWindows XP upgrade disk. If you\u2019re using the full retail version of \t\t \tXP you won\u2019t have to worry about digging out a copy of Windows 98 or \t \t\tWindows 2000.<\/p>\n
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VMware Player will ask you how large you want your virtual hard \t\t\t drive to be (default is 40GB); you can choose a different size if \t\t\t you choose. Keep in mind that the whole 40GB allocated will not be \t\t\t used \u2013 Windows XP only uses up about 1.5GB of space \u2013 still Windows \t\t\t needs room to run \u2013 and every time you use Windows XP you\u2019ll be \t\t\t adding files to it. We\u2019d recommend you use the defaults \u2013 both the \t\t\t location of the installation and the disk size allocation.<\/p>\n
After you\u2019ve followed all the prompts, you\u2019ll be given a chance to \t \t\treview your choices. If you\u2019re satisfied with them, click \u201cFinish\u201d \t\t \tand the installation of Windows XP will begin. From here on, you \t\t\t don\u2019t have to do anything until Windows XP is installed. So sit back \t\t \tand relax \u2013 VMware Player will take it from here.<\/p>\n
Once Windows XP is fully installed to the virtual drive, VMware \t\t\t Player will automatically launch the VMware Tools installer to \t\t\t integrate your virtual XP with your Windows 7 computer. You may have \t\t \tto download or update the tools, so if you see the yellow banner at \t\t \tthe bottom of your window, click Update Tools or Install Tools \t\t\t depending on your particular environment.<\/p>\n
The big advantage of the default XP Mode in Windows 7 is that the XP \t\t\tprograms are fully integrated with their Windows 7 counterparts. You \t\t\tcan run them seamlessly programs already installed on Windows 7 \u2013 \t\t\tyou can copy between Windows 7 and Windows XP. You can move files \t\t \tbetween them and even use the same folders.<\/p>\n
You can access any program or file in XP mode through the dedicated \t\t\tXP Mode Start Menu \u2013 you can see it by hovering over your Windows 7 \t\t\tStart button, a new button called \u201cWindows XP Mode\u201d will above it. \t \t\tClick there to access the full start menu from XP Mode right inside \t \t\tof Windows 7.<\/p>\n
A few more things:<\/p>\n
In its default setting, VMware Player will show virtualized windows \t\t\twith a border and the VMware logo on their edge. If you want to \t\t\t remove this logo, click VM in the VMware player window, then \t\t\t settings. Click on the Options tab and choose Unity on the left. \t\t\t Uncheck the boxes that say \u201cShow borders\u201d and \u201cShow badges.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can even use USB flash drives and external hard drives in XP \t\t\tmode.<\/p>\n
By default, files created in XP in VMware Player will be saved to \t\t \tthe virtual machine. But you will find it more convenient if the \t\t\t files are saved directly to the Documents folder in Windows . To \t\t\t change this setting, Click VM, then Settings, then click the Options \t\t \ttab, and choose Shared Folders (on the left). Click the radio button \t \t\tthat says \u201cAlways enabled\u201d, then be sure to check the box for \u201cMap \t\t \tas a network drive in Windows guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
When you first open Windows XP on \t\t\tWindows 7, it will be in a smaller window. To view it normal size, \t\t\tyou\u2019ll need to adjust your screen resolution within the VM XP \t\t\tdesktop (not in Windows 7).<\/p>\n
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\nWindows XP running in virtual mode on Windows 7<\/em><\/p>\n