A beginners guide to use VirtualBox on Windows. This is how we test http://www.tradebit.com/ on various installations and browsers: Shows you how to install it and gives you a quick rundown of the options and what they mean. We use VirtualBox a lot in our office to testdrive applications and test tradebit.com on various browsers.
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VirtualBox on Windows: Beginners Guide
1. How to install VirtualBox on
Windows
www.tradebit.com
Run any operating system… from your desktop PC!
2. What is a VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM)?
• A VM is a software app that allows you to create
ADDITIONAL COMPUTERS inside your PC
• Each virtual computer is isolated and runs in a
“sandbox”
• A virtual computer is a near-perfect simulation of the
real thing
• This has MANY advantages…
3. Benefits of Virtual Machines
• Flexibility - run multiple operating systems – Windows, Linux,
OS X – on a single desktop PC
• Cost effectiveness – no need to purchase expensive hardware
• Authentic – virtual machines are far better than application
emulators, as they run the genuine environment
• Isolation – if anything goes wrong with a VM (e.g. virus or OS
becomes corrupted) it will not affect the “host” computer
• Speed of Deployment – once a VM has been built it can be
cloned almost instantaneously. Clone an existing VM, then
delete it when you no longer have use for it
4. Options for getting VIRTUALIZED
• Windows Virtual PC is available (for users of
Windows 7 Premium only) – but it only
virtualizes older versions of Windows
• VMware is a solid VM app and includes a free
basic package
• Parallels is also good – but not cheap
• Only Oracle VM VirtualBox has everything
you need – and all for free!
5. Why is VIRTUALBOX so good?
• VirtualBox is GUI-based and easy to setup and
use
• VirtualBox has excellent performance - run
multiple VMs simultaneously
• VirtualBox is available for Windows, OS X and
Linux
• VirtualBox is open source and totally free!
• This is GREAT for testing on multiple
platforms!
6. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 1:
• Open your web browser and hit
https://www.virtualbox.org/
• Click Downloads and choose Windows hosts.
7. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 2:
• Click Save File…
• … and select a location on your hard drive to
download the installer to.
• Wait a few minutes for the download.
8. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 3:
• After the VirtualBox installer has downloaded,
double-click the file to launch it.
• Click RUN.
• Click NEXT.
9. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 4:
• Accept the EULA
and click NEXT.
• Click NEXT again…
• … and again.
10. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 5:
• VirtualBox needs to reset your internet
connection to proceed with installation.
• Click YES if this is OK.
• Then, click INSTALL to start installation.
11. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 6:
• VirtualBox is installing!
• This takes a few minutes.
• Time for TEA.
12. Install VirtualBox on Windows - Step 7:
• Click FINISH when prompted.
• VirtualBox will
now begin!
13. Harness the power of VirtualBox!
• Next: Create a VM and install an OS on it!
• Check out PART 2 of this guide here.
• There are many VirtualBox tools on:
www.tradebit.com
http://www.tradebit.com/filesharing.php/search/0/virtualbox