Vmware-Vista

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VMware Server using a Vista ISO image

1. Configure your Vista VM with two CD drives, the first pointed at a real CD drive, the second pointed at the Vista iso image. Configure both drives to "connect at power on," and make sure the "legacy emulation" box is not checked for your first CD drive.

2. Boot up your Vista VM with no disc in the physical drive. Your VM will boot from the Vista iso image.

3. Once your VM boots, click "Next," and then "Install Vista." When you hit an error about Vista not having a driver for your CD drive, alt-ctrl out of the VM and go to "VM," "Removable Devices," "CDROM 1," in the VMware Server console menu and edit CDROM 1 to point at your Vista iso image. You don't need to change CDROM 2.

4. Click OK, and Vista should proceed normally.