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  1. Install VMWare Server
  2. Launch the VMWare Server console 
  3. Copy a Windows XP ISO image to the VMWare Server machine 
  4. Create a new VM
    1. Configure the VM to use the Window XP ISO image as a CD drive
  5. Boot the VM and begin installing Windows XP
    1. Press ESC as soon as VM begins to start to display the boot menu
    2. Boot from the CD-ROM drive
    3. Press a key to boot from the CD
  6. Proceed through Windows installation
    1. Create a new partition of at least 12 GB
    2. Format the partition using NTFS (Quick)
    3.  
  7. Install Microsoft updates
  8. Install Cygwin
  9. Configure Cygwin SSH service
  10. Create an SSH key pair on the management node
  11. Copy the public key to the authorized_keys file in the Windows XP image
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