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 Server: Windows Longhorn (experimentally supported only), Windows
Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server
If you are not using one of these Windows operating systems in your virtual
machine, or you want to install the operating system manually, see the VMware
Fusion Help for details on creating virtual machines.
To create a Windows virtual machine using Windows Easy Install
1 From the Virtual Machine Library window, click the New button or choose
File > New.
The New Virtual Machine Assistant launches.
2In the Introduction panel, click Continue.
3In the Operating System panel, select an operating system and version for
the new virtual machine.
4In the Name panel, enter the name for the virtual machine in the Save as
field.
By default, the virtual machine will be saved in your
<user>/Documents/Virtual Machines folder. To browse for a different
location, select Other from the Where field.
5In the Virtual Hard Disk panel, set the maximum size for the virtual hard
disk.
The Advanced Disk Options section provides the following choices:
 Allocate all disk space now – This option gives somewhat better
performance for your virtual machine. However, if you allocate all the
disk now, you will not be able to use the VMware Tools shrink disk
feature later. Allocating all disk space now is a time-consuming
operation that cannot be canceled, and requires as much physical disk
space as you specify for the virtual disk.