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But if you would like to stick around and read the rest of this post, I don’t mind 🙂 If you need to step away from the computer, go ahead, no more user-intervention is needed. The virtual machine will now boot up and load the Windows 7 installer from the DVD. Don’t worry, you can change most of these at any time! Click Finish to begin the installation! Now you will be presented with a summary screen that shows all the VM configuration parameters. Lets stick with the 40.0 GB default and click Next. VMware needs to know how hard drive space to allocate to the Windows 7 disk. We will keep the default location and name the VM Windows 7 Pro Now it is time to name the virtual machine and choose the location.

Go ahead and enter your Windows product key and Full name.

No more coming back to your computer an hour later after you think the installation finished only to find it stuck on a screen asking for a serial number! Note: If you have Windows 7 as an ISO image, choose the option labeled: Installed disc image file (iso)Ī convenient new feature is the ability to specify your Windows 7 product key prior to starting the installation to allow for a fully-unattended install. Run VMware Workstation 7.0 from the Start menuĬhoose the option Installer Disc and ensure that the optical drive that has the Windows 7 installation DVD is selected. Insert the Windows 7 install DVD into your drive To Install Windows 7 inside of VMware Workstation 7.0ĭownload & Install the free 30-day trial of VMware Workstation 7.0 Now, lets cut to the chase and get started! This latest release from VMware was unveiled a couple weeks ago that added support for Windows 7, Aero Glass, performance improvements, and much more. This article will show you how to install Windows 7 within VMware Workstation 7.0.