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10 Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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folder and other folders available to this virtual machine, so that you can
share files between the virtual machine and your Mac. Alternatively, you can
isolate your virtual machine from your Mac and other virtual machines.
Windows Easy Install is available for the following Windows operating
systems:
 Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
 Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server
If you are not using one of these Windows operating systems in your virtual
machine, or if you want to install the operating system manually, see the
VMware Fusion Help for details about creating virtual machines.
To create a Windows virtual machine using Windows Easy Install
1 Insert the Windows CD-ROM into the optical drive.
2 Select File > New.
The New Virtual Machine Assistant starts.
3 In the Introduction panel, make sure that Install this operating system
is selected, and click Continue.
4 In the Windows Easy Install panel, type your Display Name or Account
Name, Password (optional), and Windows Product Key.
The entry in the Display Name field (Windows XP and earlier) appears
in information boxes as the name that your Windows software is
registered to. It is not the Windows user name. The entry in the
Password field is the password for the Windows administrator account
only.
NOTE You must have a valid Windows product key. It is on the sticker
attached to the packaging for the Windows operating system CD-ROM.
The product key is not provided by VMware. Windows CDs included with a
previous physical computer might be locked to that machine and might not
work.