The support of all the virtual hard disk types in Windows 7 and other platforms: VDI, VHD or VMDK the ability to use dynamically allocated or fixed size hard disk in order to store the emulated OS files and images the support of Drag’n’Drop and Shared Clipboard features between the guest and host systems. Jun 12, 2015 In this post, we will see how to install VirtualBox on Windows operating system including Windows 7, Windows 8.X, and Windows 10. VirtualBox, originally developed by Sun MicroSystems and now owned by Oracle, can simulate a standalone computer. Sep 09, 2019 VirtualBox is a virtualization software that allows one to run an operating system while simultaneously running their main operating system. Simply said, you can have Windows XP running at the same time on your Windows 7 desktop. 1) Open up VirtualBox and click the 'New' button with a blue sun icon. 2) Click next in this following dialog box that will appear: 3) Type the name of the Virtual Machine (of your choice) and select Windows 7 as the OS type, and click Next.
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I have recently installed VirtualBox on my Mac and am trying to install Windows 7 on it. I have done this a couple times in the past alas it has not been for several years.
I was originally getting an error when booting my VB machine (although I forget what the error message was) which meant that I had to change the boot order so that
Optical was at the top:
Now however, I am getting the following error when booting:
Could not read from the boot medium! System halted
I had a look on YouTube and believe that I need to edit the following settings:
However I'm not sure what settings to go for in terms of my machine.
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Change SATA controller to IDE controller and right click on the IDE controller to get the option: add 'optical drive' to pop up, select it & move to thw right to select the iso image.
RT2709RT2709
For me the solution was to switch from SATA controller to IDE using the same vdi disk image. I tried all settings I could imagine after doing the usual Google search but nothing got rid of the boot error.
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Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged windows-7bootvirtualboxvirtual-machinewindows-installation or ask your own question.How-To Geek Forums / TutorialsHow to install Windows 7 in VirtualBox [Guide] (@Hatryst)(21 posts)
Have you ever got your hands on VirtualBox and found IT IS way better than any other virtualization software? Have you also gotten your hands on a Windows 7 ISO? HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO INSTALL WINDOWS 7 IN VIRTUALBOX? Here is a guide to show you how!
PS: Thanks to Hatryst for the idea of making this post.
What You'll Need:
-VirtualBox (if you haven't got a copy click here -Windows 7 ISO file (containing Windows 7 setup files) /Bootable USB drive with setup files / Bootable CD or DVD with setup files -Enough time to spare -Enough space on your HDD and enough RAM
Instructions:
Install Windows 7 For Virtualbox
1) Open up VirtualBox and click the 'New' button with a blue sun icon.
2) Click next in this following dialog box that will appear:
3) Type the name of the Virtual Machine (of your choice) and select Windows 7
as the OS type, and click Next.
*Tip : If you input Windows 7 as the name of your VM, the OS Type will auto-adjust to
Windows 7.
4) Next, select the amount of RAM in this window and click Next:
*If you don't have enough RAM to spare, put a bit lesser than 512 MB, but Aero and some other features might be disabled.
5) Click Next again in this window to create a new virtual disk:
6) A new window will popup like this one:
6a) Click Next in this window.
7) Select 'Dynamically expanding storage in this window:
7a) Click Next in the window.
8) Click Next in this window:
8a) Click Finish in the remaining two windows.
9) Now is the time to go to the Settings page of of your new VM and add or disable settings, according to
your choice.
10) Double-click on your new Virtual Machine, and a few dialog boxes will popup, ignore them, but NOT the one that says:
'First Run Wizard' .
11) If you are using a bootable USB / CD / DVD , navigate to it by clicking the folder icon with a green arrow. If you
are using an ISO, navigate for it through the same way, and click Next once you're done.
12) Windows 7 will now install. Installation will take not much time (probably lesser than 10 minutes), as you will be
installing a custom install. (*Remember to select 'Custom Install', not 'Upgrade'.
13) The setup will ask you some info sometimes during the installation porcess, so don't leave your computer.
14) Woalla! You'er done! You can choose to restart the VM after your VM install certain updates. Enjoy! ;)
Nice contribution. Here is a guide I wrote a long time ago. It covers both, Virtual Box and Virtual PC. Maybe it is helpful: http://cid-475a0a48ca6d4035.of...ion%20.zip
Very good and thanks for the contribution. I have made it a sticky in Tutorials.
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Mike
Windows 7 Iso For Virtualbox
Very nice, Andrew. I'll try that !
Thanks for the details and the mention ;)
Thank YOU Hatryst, you were the one who gave me the idea!
Here's something to thank you:
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-BrinkDroid/Andrew
If you want to learn how to make that custom window I posted earlier, wait for the next post for a link how to make the tutorial! :)
Always welcome. Thanks to you for the tutorial !
That's a cool message :) How did you do that?! P.S. No need to mention me by name in the next topic, I'll get to know when you'll post it ;)
Keep up the good work !!
LOL, thanks for the reminder, and anyways, I made the message box using a VBScript. :P
@whs
whs, the link you provided is a broken one. Please revise it. :B
The link posted by whs is working and I was able to download the PDF. You may check here.
Hmm, strange. The link works here too - both my original and the one Santo posted.
And whs, are you in EightForums? If you are, my name there is Terabites, if you know me. :)
Yeah, I am there but do not log on very often. I am supposed to be more active as member of the EF team, but I am currently too busy with other tasks. I saw your post on one of my threads.
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It has (avatar) that 'cool' factor, nice.
To change your username you would lose 'BrinkDroid' as the login name. Also you would lose your posts because you can only have one account. I could change 'member' to Terabites if other mods agree
Mike
I do not like .gif avatars,. They make me nervous. I always hit the ESC when I see one.
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