iSolutions is unable to troubleshoot or support individual issues with the installation or use of virtualised operating systems or the software installed on them. Please note: This information is supplied on a best-efforts basis only. That can cause considerable performance issues both inside the guest and on the host itself. needs to share the host's resources, like some of the available memory, processor or hard disk space.sits in a protected bubble on the macOS "host".This means that the “guest” operating system: This software will let you run other operating systems (like Windows) in a virtualised way on your macOS device. Staff and students who have an Apple macOS device can download and install a piece of software called "VMware Fusion" under our campus agreement. Full installation process using "VMWare Easy Install".Enjoy!īTW, VMWare Fusion 4 costs $49, but if you have no interest in buying it the 30 day trial works just fine to check out and play with Windows 8 to see what the hype is all about. You’ll also have access to the ugly Ribbon Windows Explorer UI:įrom my brief usage, it seems like Windows 8 would be best with a touchscreen, and I wasn’t too thrilled with using a mouse in the Metro interface, but nonetheless it’s worth checking out yourself if you’re curious about this stuff or just like keeping on top of the latest tech trends. When installation is complete, you’ll be greeted by a brief customization and setup screen and then quickly launched into Metro. Installation is surprisingly quick, you’ll be up and running in about 20 minutes from start to finish. Proceed to install Windows 8 Developer Preview by following the few onscreen instructions.Boot the VM by pressing the giant play button (>).Select “Windows 7” as the Operating System and give the Windows 8 VM at least 2GB of RAM for best performance (64 bit version).Ensure that “Use operating system installation disc or image:” is selected and the Win8DP ISO is chosen, then click “Continue”.Drag and drop the Windows 8 ISO into the “New Virtual Machine Assistant”.Move the Windows 8 ISO file to your Mac OS X desktop.This has been confirmed to work in both Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
The Windows 8 iso is about 4GB GB but transfer very quickly from Microsofts servers, and getting the VMWare Fusion trial is just a matter of confirming your email address.Īssuming you have now downloaded the Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO file and then installed VMWare 4, you’ll probably want to quit most of your other apps so that you can free up as much RAM and CPU as possible. Note: Don’t want to use VMWare? Here’s how to install Windows 8 in VirtualBox, which will run in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Download VMWare Fusion 4 – free 30 day trial or $49 to buy.Download Windows 8 Developer Preview – free download (64-bit version recommended).
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