Setting up Virtual Box on MS Vista to host Ubuntu , MS XP and Windows 7 Pete DuMelle

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

Applications of virtual box To run multiple OS with in one OS Test Software under different conditions Trouble shooting Create a test system

To run multiple OS with in one OS

Test Software under different conditions

Trouble shooting

Create a test system

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads * VirtualBox 2.2.4 for Windows hosts x86/amd64 * VirtualBox 2.2.4 for OS X hosts Intel Macs * VirtualBox 2.2.4 for Linux hosts * VirtualBox 2.2.4 for Solaris and OpenSolaris hosts x86/amd64 * VirtualBox 2.2.4 Software Developer Kit (SDK) All platforms (registration required) * VirtualBox older builds

1 Download Virtual Box 2 Install (For my install I did the default ) 3 Set up Virtual host 4 Install OS

My test System Microsoft Vista Home Basic SP1 2 GB Ram Celeron 585 CPU 2.16 GHz 32bit

1 Show the interface 2 Setup a new VB for a linux boot disk 3 Setup Windows 7 from ISO