- Install VMWare Server
- Launch the VMWare Server console
- Copy a Windows XP ISO image to the VMWare Server machine
- Create a new VM
- Configure the VM to use the Window XP ISO image as a CD drive
- Boot the VM and begin installing Windows XP
- Press ESC as soon as VM begins to start to display the boot menu
- Boot from the CD-ROM drive
- Press a key to boot from the CD
- Proceed through Windows installation
- Create a new partition of at least 12 GB
- Format the partition using NTFS (Quick)
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- Install Microsoft updates
- Install Cygwin
- Download and run the Cygwin installer: setup.exe
- Install from Internet
- Root Directory: C:\Cygwin
- Install For: Just Me
- Default Test File Type: DOS/text
- Local Package Directory: C:\
- Internet Connection: Direct Connection
- Download Site: .edu FTP sites seem the fastest
- Select Packages: Net: openssh
- Create icon on Desktop: No
- Add icon to Start Menu: No
- Delete local package directory: C:\ftp%...cygwin...
- Configure Cygwin SSH service
- Launch C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat
- Create an SSH key pair on the management node
- Copy the public key to the authorized_keys file in the Windows XP image
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