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1. Launch the VMWare Server console:

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   vmware &

2. Connect to Local Host
3. Copy a Windows XP ISO image to the VMWare Server machine 
4. Create a new VM
   1. Type: Typical
   2.  Guest OS: Microsoft Windows, Version: Windows XP Professional
   3. Name: Windows XP Base
   4. Network connection: Use bridged networking
   5. Disk size: 8.0 GB
      1. Allocate all disk space now: no
      2. Split disk into 2GB files: yes
5. Edit virtual machine settings Select the Configure the VM CD-ROM drive to use the Windows XP ISO image
   1. Connection: Use ISO image: browse to path of Windows XP ISO image file: 
      1. • /install/WinXP+SP3.iso

Install Windows XP on the Virtual Machine 

1. Power on the the VM
2. Press ESC as soon as VM begins to start to display the boot menu
   • Boot from the CD-ROM drive
3. Press a key to boot from the CD (if displayed at bottom of screen as soon as VM begins to boot)
4. Proceed through Windows XP installation
   1. Press Enter to setup up Windows XP now 
   2. Press F8 to agree to the license agreement 
   3. Configure the Windows partition 
      1. Press Enter to set up Windows XP on the selected item (should be called "Unpartitioned space")
      2.  Format the partition using the NTFS file system (Quick)
   4. Enter a name and organization 
   5. Enter the Windows XP product key 
   6. Enter a computer name and password
   7. Select a timezone
   8. Networking settings: Typical
   9. Member of a domain: No, leave default workgroup settings
   10. Do not turn on automatic updates
   11. Enter "root" as the user name

Delete ISO Image From Management Node & Reconfigure VM CD-ROM Drive

1.  If your management node is actually a VCL image, delete the Windows XP ISO image from the management node's hard drive to reduce the image size
2. Reconfigure the VM to use

Configure the Windows XP Virtual Machine 

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1. Launch C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat
2. Download the cygwin-sshd-config.sh script to the following location on the Windows VM:
   C:\Cygwin\home\root\cygwin-sshd-config.sh
3. Make sure the script is set to executable:

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   chmod +x /home/root/cygwin-sshd-config.sh

4. Launch C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat
5. Run the script and specify the root account password as an argument, enclose the password in ticks in case special characters are used in the password:

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   /home/root/cygwin-sshd-config.sh '<PASSWORD>'

   Note: the sshd service probably will not start until the next step is completed
6. Open Start - -> Run - -> services.msc
7. Double-click the Cygwin sshd service
8. Open the Log On tab
9. Enter the root account password twice and click OK, you should see a message stating root has been granted the Log On As A Service Right
10. Click the General tab
11. Click Start

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