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INSTALLING AND USING
VIRTUAL MACHINES
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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.orgClick on “Meeting Notes”
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SUMMARYFor any real "Windows.."end-
user computer that has at least
four Gigabytes of RAM, you
can install free "virtual
machine programs" that allow
you to create "virtual machine"
computers, in order to save
money, space, and time.
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TOPICS
• DEMONSTRATION OF A
"WINDOWS 8.1" VIRTUAL
MACHINE IN "VMWARE PLAYER"
• DEMONSTRATION OF AN
"UBUNTU DESKTOP" LINUX
VIRTUAL MACHINE IN "ORACLE
VM VIRTUALBOX"
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TOPICS (continued)
• VIRTUAL MACHINE
TERMINOLOGY
• BENEFITS OF USING VIRTUAL
MACHINES
• GENERIC FIVE STEP PROCESS
FOR CREATING AND RUNNING
A VIRTUAL MACHINE
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TOPICS (continued)
• DEMONSTRATION OF A MORE
COMPLEX "VIRTUAL MACHINE"
SETUP
• CREATING "WINDOWS.."
"VIRTUAL MACHINES" WITH
FREE SOFTWARE
DOWNLOADS FROM VMWARE,
ORACLE, AND MICROSOFT
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TOPICS (continued)
• OUR REPOSITORY OF
TECHNICAL ADVICE ABOUT
THE VARIOUS "VIRTUAL
MACHINE PROGRAMS"
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DEMONSTRATION
OF A "WINDOWS
8.1" "VIRTUAL
MACHINE"
RUNNING INSIDE
"VMWARE PLAYER":
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DEMONSTRATION OF A
"UBUNTU DESKTOP"
LINUX "VIRTUAL
MACHINE" RUNNING
INSIDE "ORACLE VM
VIRTUALBOX":
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VIRTUAL MACHINE
TERMINOLOGY:
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"Virtual machines" let you
run one or more additional
computers inside your
existing computer.
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"Virtual machines" are also
called "guests" or "guest
operating systems".
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• A "virtual machine" is a
set of computer files
and folders that can
similate an entire real
computer.
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• When you use "VMware
Player" and create virtual
machines, they default to
a folder called ..\Documents\Virtual Machines
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• When you use "Oracle
VM VirtualBox" and
create virtual machines,
they default to a folder
called
..\VirtualBox VMs
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• In "VMware Player", you
can back up or clone a
virtual machine by
making a copy of its files
and folders.
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• In "Oracle VM VirtualBox",
you have to use its "File,
Export" function to back up a
virtual machine into a set of
files.
To restore or clone a virtual
machine, you then use the
"File, Import" function.
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• A "virtual machine
program" is a software
application that you can
use to create,
configure, modify,
clone, and run a "virtual
machine".
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• When you use a virtual
machine, the software and
hardware in it is oblivious
to the fact that the
hardware of the virtual
machine is created by the
"virtual machine program".
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• When you play, run, or
start a "virtual machine",
the "virtual machine
program" provides a
complete set of software-
generated computer
hardware for the "virtual
machine".
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• When play, run, or start
a "virtual machine", a
single window pops up.
This window represents
the virtual monitor of
your "virtual machine".
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BENEFITS OF
USING VIRTUAL
MACHINES:
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The benefits of using
machines are described at http://www.pcworld.com/article/
220644/10_Cool_Things_Virtua
lization_Lets_You_Do.html:
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1. Run old apps
2. Access virus-infected data
3. Browse in complete safety
4. Test software, upgrades, or
new configurations
5. Run Linux on top of Windows
or vice versa
6. Back up an entire operating
system
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7. Create a personal cloud
computer
8. Run headless for Web
development
9. Make a backup of your server
for emergencies
10. Reuse old hardware
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GENERIC SIX STEP
PROCESS FOR
CREATING AND
RUNNING A
VIRTUAL MACHINE:
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• Step 1:
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL A
"VIRTUAL MACHINE
PROGRAM"
• Step 2:
CREATE AN EMPTY "VIRTUAL
MACHINE"
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• Step 3:
INSTALL AN OPERATING
SYSTEM INTO THE "VIRTUAL
MACHINE"
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• Step 4:
(OPTIONAL BUT
RECOMMENDED)
INSTALL THE
OPERATING SYSTEM-SPECIFIC
DRIVERS PACKAGE PROVIDED
BY THE DEVELOPER OF THE
"VIRTUAL MACHINE PROGRAM"
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• Step 5:
INSTALL APPLICATION
SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
INCLUDING
ADDITIONAL WEB
BROWSERS AND A .PDF
VIEWER INTO THE
"VIRTUAL MACHINE"
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• Step 6:
(OPTIONAL)
INSTALL ANY ADDITIONAL
USB 2 and USB 3 HARDWARE
DEVICES, SUCH AS WIFI
ADAPTERS, ETHERNET
ADAPTERS, TELEVISION
TUNERS, DATA/FAX
MODEMS, WEBCAMS, ETC.
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DEMONSTRATION
OF A MORE
COMPLEX "VIRTUAL
MACHINE" SETUP: :
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DEMONSTRATION OF A MORE
COMPLEX VIRTUAL MACHINE
SETUP
Here is a quick, live
demo of three virtual
machines running in my
"Windows 8.1 Pro"
computer:
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"Host" computer "Windows 8.1 Pro"
"Vmware Player 6" virtual
machine program
"Windows 7 Enterprise
Trial" virtual machine
"Windows Virtual
PC" virtual
machine program
"Windows XP
Mode" virtual
machine
(nested)
"Oracle VM
VirtualBox" virtual
machine program
"Windows 8.1
Enterprise
Evaluation"
virtual machine
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CREATING "WINDOWS.."
"VIRTUAL MACHINES"
WITH FREE SOFTWARE
DOWNLOADS FROM
VMWARE, ORACLE, AND
MICROSOFT
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• Step 1:
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL A
"VIRTUAL MACHINE
PROGRAM".
For selection advice, see
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/virtualmachines/com
parison-vm-programs.pdf
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• Step 1 (continued)
To download "VMware Player",
go to
https://my.vmware.com/web/vm
ware/free#desktop_end_user_c
omputing/vmware_player/6_0
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• Step 1 (continued)
To download "Oracle VM
VirtualBox", go to
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/D
ownloads
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• Step 1 (continued)
To activate "Hyper-V" in
"Windows 8 Pro", "Windows 8.1
Pro", "Windows 8 Enterprise", or
"Windows 8.1 Enterprise", see
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/virtualmachines/Hyp
er-V/Hyper-V.pdf
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• Step 2:
CREATE AN EMPTY "VIRTUAL
MACHINE".
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• Step 3:
INSTALL AN OPERATING
SYSTEM INTO THE "VIRTUAL
MACHINE"
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• Step 3 (continued)
Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Evaluation" is available for
download at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx
See also
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/win8.1/win8.1enteval
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• Step 3 (continued)
The "Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation" is available for
download at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
US/evalcenter/dn407368
See also
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/win8/win8enteval.pdf
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• Step 3 (continued)
"Windows 7 Enterprise Trial" is
still available for download at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
US/evalcenter/dn407368
See also
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/win7eval/win7eval.p
df
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• Step 4:
INSTALL APPLICATION
SOFTWARE PROGRAMS INTO
THE "VIRTUAL MACHINE":
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• Step 4 (continued):
INSTALL APPLICATION
SOFTWARE.. :
We recommend the "LibreOffice"
suite. To create files that default to
formats that Microsoft Office users
can open, you can make
"LibreOffice" default to the .doc,
.xls, and .ppt file Formats of
"Microsoft Office.." .
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• Step 4 (continued):
To create files that default to
formats that Microsoft Office users
can open, you can make
"LibreOffice" default to the .doc,
.xls, and .ppt file Formats of
"Microsoft Office.." . See
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winh
ardsig/LibreOffice/LibreOffice-
default-to-doc_xls_ppt.pdf
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• Step 5:
INSTALL USB 2/USB 3
HARDWARE SUCH AS WIFI
ADAPTERS, TELEVISION
TUNERS, DATA/FAX
MODEMS, HEADSETS,
TRACKPADS, ETC.
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• MICROSOFT'S FREE
SHORTCUT FOR STEPS 2 AND
3:
If you do not mind using 32-bit
time-limited versions of
"Windows..", you can get virtual
machines that have been created
by Microsoft as importable file sets
at https://www.modern.ie/en-
us/virtualization-tools
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• MICROSOFT'S FREE
SHORTCUT FOR STEPS 2
AND 3 (continued):
See
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/
winhardsig/free/Microsoft_trials.
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OUR REPOSITORY
OF TECHNICAL
ADVICE ABOUT THE
VARIOUS "VIRTUAL
MACHINE
PROGRAMS":
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• We have lots of notes
about the various virtual
machine programs:
See
https://app.box.com/s/x99
5kk1rbgv5cxrj3o3v
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• At this location, you will find
information about "VMware Player",
"Oracle VM VirtualBox", "Hyper-V",
"Windows Virtual PC", "Microsoft
Virtual PC 2007", Virtual Networks
Provided by Virtual Machine
Programs, Physical to Virtual (p2v),
Virtual to Virtual (v2v), Firewire
Devices, Printservers, etc.
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