

You should see a window like that shown below. We don't delve into any details if you have further questions, look at documentation for VirtualBox.Īfter downloading and installing VirtualBox from the link above, open VirtualBox. We show screenshots of most steps of this process. We walk through how one may create a Windows 7 virtual machine on their computer, using VirtualBox, in order to run OpenSim.

Setting up a Windows 7 Virtual Machine on VirtualBox Institutional users can generally get both through Microsoft's DreamSpark website (formerly MSDN-AA). You will need a Windows image file (.iso) and a product key (i.e., license) to install Windows on the virtual machine. We will use VirtualBox as the example in this tutorial. There are a few programs that allow you run a virtual machine. In order for that to happen you will need two things: Virtual Machine Software The purpose of running a virtual machine is to simulate a Windows environment on non-Windows computers. You can run OpenSim on non-Windows computers through a virtual machine (VM).
