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The following step by step guide will help you in installing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as a guest virtual machine in Windows 7. You'll need to have a system with an Intel processor which supports hardware virtualization, original OS X Snow Leopard retail disk, VMware Workstation 7 and Windows 7, Vista or XP installed as host operating system. If you meet all these requirements, you can then install OS X Snow Leopard in VMware under Windows and can enjoy the best of both worlds.
Note: We don't in anyway encourage downloading Apple software via file-sharing / torrent sites and run it in an virtualized environment under Windows. This guide is for informational purposes only. If you like OS X Snow Leopard, Get a Mac.
Step 1: Download and install VMware Workstation 7.
Step 2:Click here to download pre-made modified version of Snow Leopard.vmdk and darwin_snow.iso files required to get this thing to work.
Step 3: Start VMware Workstation and open up 'Mac OS X Server 10.6 (experimental).vmx' file which you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 4: Click on 'Edit virtual machine settings', select CD/DVD (IDE) option from left hand side and then and select 'Use ISO image file' option. Point it to 'darwin_snow.iso' which you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 5: Now power on the virtual machine and hit 'F8' key. You should now have a screen similar to the one shown below.
Step 6: Now you'll have to point your virtual machine to OS X Snow Leopard retail DVD instead of 'darwin_snow.iso'. To do this, right click on CD/DVD option found in lower right most corner of your VMware window and select settings.
Insert OS X Snow Leopard retail DVD in your DVD drive and select the 'Use physical drive' option.
Step 7: Now go back and select 'c' option (Boot DVD) from the prompt which you got in Step 5 to boot from the OS X retail DVD. OS X boot screen with Apple logo should now appear. If the boot screen doesn't appear for you, try booting it in verbose mode by pressing 'F8' key after selecting 'c' option, and then enter '-v' (without quotes). This will enable the system to boot OS X DVD using verbose mode.
Step 8: Wait for a couple of minutes for the Installation Setup screen to show up. From here on, simply follow the onscreen setup instructions to install OS X Snow Leopard. Make sure you format your virtual hard drive in 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' format using Disk Utility. Customize your installation with minimum set of printer drivers and language options for a lightweight trouble free installation experience.
Step 9: Once the installation is completed. System will automatically reboot. At this point, close your guest virtual machine and change your CD/DVD option again like you did in Step 2 to point it to 'darwin_snow.iso'.
Step 10: Start the virtual machine again. Press 'F8' key and select 'h' option to 'Boot first hard disk'. Voila! Snow Leopard should now be running live under Windows 7!
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VirtualBox is a world-famous application that offers its users plenty of advanced tools for effective customization. You can freely install any OS on your machine without any interruption from your current OS. Below you can find a detailed manual on how install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox without any difficulties.
You will need to have a system with an Intel/AMD processor that is able to support hardware virtualization, VirtualBox, OSX86 iso, and Windows OS used as host operating system.
- Download and install the freshest version of VirtualBox for your OS.
- Launch VirtualBox and choose 'New'. A special wizard will be started to help you to set up everything proplerly.
- Name your vertical machine as 'OSX' and choose 'Mac OS X' from OS menu, and 'Mac OS X Server' from Version menu.
- Choose some RAM for your VM. We`ve chosen 1500MB.
- Create a new hard disk for your virtual machine that will be approx. 20GB
- Go to 'Settings' and choose 'System'. Then you will need to uncheck the option for 'Enable EFI (special OSes only)' as on the screenshot below.
- Now choose 'Storage', located in the left panel, and choose 'Empty. Now select a special folder with the green arrow.Then choose Add at the top of the Window, as shown above. Then you will need to add the OSX86 iso you have already downloaded. Highlight it and tap Select. Then just choose OK and press Start button to launch your VM.
- When your begins booting, press F8 and enter -v at the boot prompt to find out any issues that might go wrong. Choose the desirable language and then choose next. In case your mouse sticks, press Right-Ctrl + I. After that you will need to launch Disk Utility located in Utilities toolbar.
- You will need to highlight 20GB VBOX HARDDISK as on the screen above. Then choose erase to delete all the data from the virtual disk. Then leave the Disk Utility menu to continue the process. Now you will need to select the highlighted drive and continue.
- Now press Done and tap Install button to initiate the installation.
This is all After it boots up, you will be able to run Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox under your favorite Windows system. Media centre for mac mini.
Os X Snow Leopard 10a261
Now you can easily install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox with minimum efforts and in just a few minutes!
Step 2:Click here to download pre-made modified version of Snow Leopard.vmdk and darwin_snow.iso files required to get this thing to work.
Step 3: Start VMware Workstation and open up 'Mac OS X Server 10.6 (experimental).vmx' file which you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 4: Click on 'Edit virtual machine settings', select CD/DVD (IDE) option from left hand side and then and select 'Use ISO image file' option. Point it to 'darwin_snow.iso' which you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 5: Now power on the virtual machine and hit 'F8' key. You should now have a screen similar to the one shown below.
Step 6: Now you'll have to point your virtual machine to OS X Snow Leopard retail DVD instead of 'darwin_snow.iso'. To do this, right click on CD/DVD option found in lower right most corner of your VMware window and select settings.
Insert OS X Snow Leopard retail DVD in your DVD drive and select the 'Use physical drive' option.
Step 7: Now go back and select 'c' option (Boot DVD) from the prompt which you got in Step 5 to boot from the OS X retail DVD. OS X boot screen with Apple logo should now appear. If the boot screen doesn't appear for you, try booting it in verbose mode by pressing 'F8' key after selecting 'c' option, and then enter '-v' (without quotes). This will enable the system to boot OS X DVD using verbose mode.
Step 8: Wait for a couple of minutes for the Installation Setup screen to show up. From here on, simply follow the onscreen setup instructions to install OS X Snow Leopard. Make sure you format your virtual hard drive in 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' format using Disk Utility. Customize your installation with minimum set of printer drivers and language options for a lightweight trouble free installation experience.
Step 9: Once the installation is completed. System will automatically reboot. At this point, close your guest virtual machine and change your CD/DVD option again like you did in Step 2 to point it to 'darwin_snow.iso'.
Step 10: Start the virtual machine again. Press 'F8' key and select 'h' option to 'Boot first hard disk'. Voila! Snow Leopard should now be running live under Windows 7!
Related posts:
VirtualBox is a world-famous application that offers its users plenty of advanced tools for effective customization. You can freely install any OS on your machine without any interruption from your current OS. Below you can find a detailed manual on how install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox without any difficulties.
You will need to have a system with an Intel/AMD processor that is able to support hardware virtualization, VirtualBox, OSX86 iso, and Windows OS used as host operating system.
- Download and install the freshest version of VirtualBox for your OS.
- Launch VirtualBox and choose 'New'. A special wizard will be started to help you to set up everything proplerly.
- Name your vertical machine as 'OSX' and choose 'Mac OS X' from OS menu, and 'Mac OS X Server' from Version menu.
- Choose some RAM for your VM. We`ve chosen 1500MB.
- Create a new hard disk for your virtual machine that will be approx. 20GB
- Go to 'Settings' and choose 'System'. Then you will need to uncheck the option for 'Enable EFI (special OSes only)' as on the screenshot below.
- Now choose 'Storage', located in the left panel, and choose 'Empty. Now select a special folder with the green arrow.Then choose Add at the top of the Window, as shown above. Then you will need to add the OSX86 iso you have already downloaded. Highlight it and tap Select. Then just choose OK and press Start button to launch your VM.
- When your begins booting, press F8 and enter -v at the boot prompt to find out any issues that might go wrong. Choose the desirable language and then choose next. In case your mouse sticks, press Right-Ctrl + I. After that you will need to launch Disk Utility located in Utilities toolbar.
- You will need to highlight 20GB VBOX HARDDISK as on the screen above. Then choose erase to delete all the data from the virtual disk. Then leave the Disk Utility menu to continue the process. Now you will need to select the highlighted drive and continue.
- Now press Done and tap Install button to initiate the installation.
This is all After it boots up, you will be able to run Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VirtualBox under your favorite Windows system. Media centre for mac mini.
Os X Snow Leopard 10a261
Now you can easily install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox with minimum efforts and in just a few minutes!
