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you plan to run this virtual machine have the physical devices needed to support
those virtual devices — for example, CD-ROM drives, floppy disks, Ethernet adapters,
USB controllers and audio devices.
Policies
The Policies list provides an overview of the policies set for this virtual machine.
To change the policies for the virtual machine, click Edit virtual machine policies in
the Commands list, then change the settings as needed.
Notes
To add notes about this virtual machine, click inside the notes field and type. The
notes are saved with the virtual machine configuration.
Installing an Operating System and Applications in the Virtual
Machine
Before deploying virtual machines to your end users, be sure they have the necessary
operating system and software installed.
If you created a new virtual machine and added it to the project, you must install a
guest operating system in the virtual machine. The steps in this section describe how
to install a Windows XP guest operating system from an installation CD. For notes on
installing all supported guest operating systems, see the Guest Operating System
Installation Guide, available from the VMware Web site or from the Help menu.
If you added an existing virtual machine, it may already have a guest operating system
installed. Be sure the guest operating system has the appropriate updates.
If you are deploying a Windows virtual machine to multiple users, you must set up
Sysprep in the guest operating system just as you would on a physical computer you
intended to clone for a large deployment. Sysprep prepares the operating system for
deployment by installing special software that reconfigures the operating system on
the next boot.
Installing a Guest Operating System
A new virtual machine is like a physical computer with a blank hard disk. Before you
can use it, you need to partition and format the virtual disk, and install an operating
system. The operating systems installation program may handle the partitioning and
formatting steps for you.
Installing a guest operating system inside your VMware ACE virtual machine is
essentially the same as installing it on a physical computer. The basic steps for a typical
operating system are: