This
section will cover the correct installation of a virtual Microsoft Windows 2000
Workstation and Red Hat Linux computers as they are the two operating
systems used throughout this book. If you have previously installed either of
these operating systems, there is no difference in the process other than you
will need to install the VMware Tool covered in each section.
Please remember that it is your responsibility to license any operating
system you are using. Microsoft Windows is not free and does not have a
demonstration version; therefore, you must have a valid license to install
Windows even in a virtual environment. Linux is normally free for downloading
and at the time of this writing is freely available at
http://www.linuxiso.org
.
*Note:
Remember that all of Linux is
case sensitive
.
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Installing a Virtual Windows 2000 Workstation
Follow these steps:
1. From the VMware Workstation start screen, click
New Virtual Machine
.
2. This will start the
New Virtual Machine Wizard
. Click
Next
.
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3. Accept the
Typical
configuration for the virtual machine. Click
Next
.
4. Accept the default of
Microsoft Windows
and select
Windows 2000
Professional
from the list of available operating systems. Click
Next
.
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5. Accept the default
Virtual machine name
and location. Click
Next
.
6. Accept the default network type of
Use
bridged networking
.
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