Free virtual machines under WINDOWS7 (Microsoft Official virtual machine)

Free virtual machines under WINDOWS7 (Microsoft Official virtual machine)

Objective:

Not to say that Windows7 comes with the best use of the virtual machine, but he is the official version, free of charge, only you are Windows7 users, you can use for free;

In fact, my most recommended is VMware;

Why is Microsoft offering free virtual machines?

Due to the failure of Vista, Microsoft realizes that the assumption can not be considered for the customer, but alone to consider their own technical advancement, will cause a lot of trouble;

However, Vista and Windows7 's kernel, are different from XP, sometimes not compatible with XP applications;

A lot of enterprise users self-developed applications or purchased applications, is bound to XP, but Microsoft has the need for these customers, how to do? After Vista's failure, the crisis thinks that on windows7, free to provide users with a Windows XP SP3 virtual machine to support which XP-bound users;

How to install xpm? Data acquisition

Although Windows7 supports XPM, the default installation disk is not with these features, and you assume that you need to download the official Microsoft site;

Http://www.microsoft.com/china/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

After selecting the version number and language of the Windows7, the two download button will be realistic;

Http://download.microsoft.com/download/D/7/A/D7AD3FF8-2618-4C10-9398-2810DDE730F7/WindowsXPMode_zh-cn.exe (This is a virtual machine file for Windows xpprofessional SP3)

Http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/5/5/0554AE99-785F-45CB-B1F2-0E3ED1E6117D/Windows6.1-KB958559-x86.msu (This is the virtual machine windowsvirtual pc that Microsoft gave us for free)

After downloading these two softwares, can use the XP virtual machine in Windows 7 free, has the XP SP3 all functions;

Installation:

Double-click the first downloaded file to install the virtual machine's virtual disk to a local

Double-click the second downloaded file to be able to install Windows Virtual PC;

Let's say you just want to use Windows Virtual PC, so you don't have to install the first file;

Select Install:

Before you install the virtual machine this KB patch, your c:\windows\system32 below is not a virtual machine application, such as my system32, there are such as the following files

Suppose you need to use XP SP3, then the first KB patch is installed.

After the installation is complete, the Start menu exists such as the following shortcuts

Assuming that the first patch is not installed, clicking Windows XP Modebutton will prompt

No matter how it can be.

After the installation is complete, the files under system32 such as the following:

Clicking on "Windows Virtual PC" button will pop up such as the following interface, in fact a shortcut;

Since the first patch is not installed, there is no virtual machine, assuming that the first patch is installed, there will be a connection to Windows XP mode;

Join the virtual machine you want to use

Need to System32, to find the application to join the virtual machine, it is recommended to create a shortcut, and put in the Start menu, so it might be more convenient to join the virtual machine;

Open the System32 directory to find examples such as the following files

To send an app to a desktop shortcut that joins a virtual machine:

The programs of the Start menu has a shortcut to the new virtual machine.

Clicking on this shortcut will pop up for example the following form

Because I temporarily do not have Linux ISO, so virtual a windows7 to show you, Linux I tried, installed successfully suse8;

Click Create, the interface disappears, no real user interaction???

That's right, after all, it's a virtual machine that Microsoft gave us.

At this point, under the Start menu, click Windows Virtual PC, an explorer form will pop up with a super-connection to the virtual machine we just created, for example

At this point, do not double-click, because Windows7 has not been installed yet,

How to install it?

Set up the virtual hardware of this virtual machine first, the ISO of the installation CD to it, and set the CD-ROM drive to start, you can start to install AH. Once the installation is complete, it can be used.

How to set?

Right click on this "Dell Oem Windows7" and select settings

Popup such as the following interface:

In fact, the above interface, is called C:\windows\system32\VPCSettings.exe boot, because the installation of KB patches, the operating system has been added to the default settings, so we do not have to multi-tube;

To install the Windows7, you should select your own ISO image in the optical drive;

Since I am a windows7, I choose Windows7 image, assuming you want to install Linux or Windows98 or Windows2000, you can choose your installation image, for example,

After opening, the virtual machine setup is complete, click OK to be able;

And then back up just by clicking on "Windows Virtual PC" to open the directory, for example,

Right click on the virtual machine Super connection, select Open

The application form for the virtual machine pops up, in fact the application that the Vpc.exe executes under research system32

Because the disc information set is Dell's Windows7, it will take the initiative to appear on its own, such as the following Windows7 installation interface

Click the mouse to go in, the oak on their own computer installed Windows7 the same can be.

When you click the mouse, you will be presented with demo samples such as the following form, let us know, virtual opportunity to lock the mouse, click OK to be able to.

In fact, to release the mouse, there are two methods, one is the hint of the ctrl+alt+←

In fact, the installation of ALT + TAB is also possible;

The next step is the installation of the operating system,

Put the virtual machine super connection you just created into the programs of the Start menu.

Look at the Start menu again, is not already has the windows7.

Once the installation form has been installed, we will be able to perform some test work with this virtual windows7.

For other features of this virtual machine, you can search the Web for Virtual PC tutorial to learn, here, I am not added to the description.

Free virtual machines under WINDOWS7 (Microsoft Official virtual machine)