Four Ways to Try Windows 7 Beta in a Virtual Machine

I’ve been a long-time lover of using virtual machines to help me test software and OS’s.

Windows 7 is no different.

Granted, some folks like to live “live” and Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista, but that isn’t quite my taste (or daring).

While it wasn’t a problem for me to load and install W7 in a virtual machine, some folks might have some issues and be longing from the sidelines to play with W7 while others dual-boot.

So I scoured the Tubes and found the following awesome posts that provide amazingly clear walkthroughs on doing just that, installing Windows 7 in four different virtual-machine platforms.

• VirtualPC 2007 - Brian Keller: Technical Evangelist for Team System : Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1
• VirtualBox - Windows 7 on VirtualBox - The Fat Bloke Sings blog
• VMware Player - How to Install Windows 7 on Windows XP & Vista Using VMware Player, A Complete Guide - BlogsDNA
• Parallels - Install the Windows 7 Beta in Parallels 4 - LockerNerd

Have fun!

--Claus V.