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C HAPTER 5
Creating Virtual Machine
This chapter discusses the tasks you should perform when creating a new virtual machine. They
are:
 creating a virtual machine configuration,
 guest operating system installation,
 installing the Parallels Tools.
The procedure of creating virtual machines is similar both for Windows and Linux-based
Parallels Workstation installations.
In This Chapter
Creating Virtual Machine Configuration .............................................................................. 57
Installing Guest OS ............................................................................................................... 73
Installing Parallels Tools....................................................................................................... 76
Creating Virtual Machine
Configuration
This section discusses what is virtual machine configuration and the process of creating a new
virtual machine.