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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

.pdf

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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.

pdf

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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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