Got Mac? Get your Windows 7 on.
From our Team Fusion blog: Windows 7 on Mac with VMware Fusion: A Practical Guide
There’s been a lot of buzz flying around about Microsoft’s next big operating system, Windows 7, which just entered public beta.
As our readers know, a great way to start testing out a new operating system is in a virtual machine, where you can see how it works without having to dedicate a whole physical machine.
Well guess what: this is certainly the case with Windows 7 and VMware Fusion, too. So we wanted to take the time to share best practices on how to make this happen, with screenshots and video of the process to make it nice and easy for you.
The secret is to use the Easy Install but change the OS from Vista to Windows Server 2008. And in 20 minutes or so ... enjoy.
Addendum: Rich Brambley at VM /ETC seemed to have no trouble installing the Windows 7 beta on VMware Workstation 6.5 by setting Vista as the OS, so not sure which way is best if you're on that platform. Check the VMware Communities for Workstation or Fusion if you're having trouble.
Posted by John Troyer on January 23, 2009 in VMware Fusion
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Windows Easy install on WS6.5 and Fusion recognize 7 as Vista and that works well. The VMware Tools need to be updated for Seven but they do install and mostly work.
Posted by: Richard | January 24, 2009 at 06:47 AM
I had it running on my VMware Server 2.0 and my Precision workstation for quite some time, it seems better than Vista :)
Posted by: Craig | March 16, 2009 at 08:52 PM