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Install Windows XP on the Virtual Machine 

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Machine

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• Boot from the CD-ROM drive

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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. Region and Language Options - click Next
5. Name: VCL
   Organization: Apache.org 
6. Enter the Windows XP product key 
7. Computer name: vcl-winxp
   Administrator password: vclPassword
8. Select the timezone
9. Networking settings: Typical
10. Member of a domain: No, leave default workgroup settings
11. Automatic updates: Not right now
12. Connect to Internet: Skip
13. Register: no
14. Enter "root" as the user name

Follow the steps: Install Windows XP for a Base Image

Install VMware Tools

Configure Windows XP

1. Power on the VM if it is not already powered on
2. The root user should automatically log on 
3. Set the root account's password: either the user management GUI or execute the following command from a command prompt: net user root <PASSWORD>
4. Install VMWare Tools  (Note: you must have a CD-ROM drive configured for the VM in order to install VMware Tools)
   1. Click on the VM menu and select "Install VMWare Tools"
   2. Select Typical and proceed through the setup pages accepting the defaults
   3. Reboot the VM when installation is complete

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