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This will cause the Virtual Machine to automatically capture the keyboard every time the VM window is activated and make it unavailable to other applications running on your host machine: when the keyboard is captured, all keystrokes (included system ones like Alt-Tab) will be directed to the VM.

If you see the following message, You have the Auto capture keyboard option turned on.

Click Start to launch your Windows 7 VM.

Verify that the Enable Passthrough box is checked. Verify that the Host CD/DVD Drive radio button is selected. On the Storage tab, click the DC/DVD-ROM tab, verify that the Mount CD/DVD Drive box is checked. and verify that all settings are appropriate.

Click each of the main tabs, General, System, etc.

Having created a new virtual machine, you must next configure it appropriately.

In the Create New Virtual Machine - Summary window, click Finish.

In the Create New Virtual Disk - Summary window, click Finish.

In the Virtual Disk Location and Size window, set the location and size of the virtual hard disk.

In the Hard Disk Storage Type window, verify that the Dynamically expanding storage radio button is selected.

In the Welcome to the Create New Virtual Disk Wizard! window, click Next.

In the Virtual Hard Disk window, verify that the Boot Hard Disk (Primary Master) box is checked and that the Create new hard disk radio button is selected.

For Windows 7, you should select at least 2048MB (2GB) of RAM. In the Memory window, select the desired Base Memory (RAM) size.Select the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. In the VM Name and OS Type window, input the desired name of your new Virtual Machine running Windows.In the initial Create New Virtual Machine window, click Next.In the Welcome to VirtualBox! window, click New.

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If desired, complete the VirtualBox Registration Form, and click OK, otherwise click Cancel.Note that you can cancel the installation of Windows at any time. Launch VirtualBoxon your Mac and follow these steps to load Microsoft Windows 7, VirtualBox Guest Addition, and OS patches.When you see The extension pack Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack was installed successfully, click OK.

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If prompted, enter your password to authorize the software installation.

Read through the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL) and click I Agree.

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When a pop-up window appears stating You are about to install a VirtualBox extension pack., click Install.Select Open with VirtualBox (default) by clicking OK.Download a copy of the latest VirtualBox Extension Pack from.On the Installation completed successfully screen, click Close.On the Standard Install on Macintosh HD screen, click Install.On the Select a Destination screen, select Install for all users of this computer, and click Continue.A pop-up window appears requiring you to explicitly agree to the license terms.

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On the Software License Agreement screen, read through the agreement, print and/or save a copy if you wish, then click Continue.

On the Welcome to the Oracle VM VirtualBox Installer screen, click Continue.

A window entitled Install Oracle VM VirtualBox appears.

Are you sure you want to continue? If you're not sure about the source of this package, click Cancel to prevent it from running the program and installing the software.

If the following warning appears, This package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed.

Double-click to open the VirtualBox.pkg icon.

Download and install on your Intel-based Macintosh computer a free copy of VirtualBox from.

Obtain a copy of Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Office from the VUIT software store.

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Note that taking the default is not always correct for any given step.įollow these instructions to install VirtualBox and Microsoft Windows on your Intel-based Macintosh computer running Mac OS X. Here is a summary of the steps you need to follow in order, followed by the detailed instructions for each step. If you found this page, then you are probably in the situation where you need to be able to run Windows-only software on your Macintosh computer.

MacOS X + VirtualBox + Microsoft Windows.