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  1. Download either the "XP SP2 CD image 32-bit (ISO format)" or "Vista DVD image 32-bit (ISO format)" installation image from the IS&T's Microsoft Campus Agreement download site.  Are we still telling people to wait on vista?
  2. Launch VMware Fusion, found in /Applications
    Result: The Virtual Machine Library window is displayed:
  3. Click New...
    Result: The New Virtual Machine Assistant is launched:
  4. Click Continue
    Result: You are are prompted to choose and operating system:
  5. Make sure that "Microsoft Windows" is selected for the Operating System.  For Version, select "Windows XP Professional" if you are installing Windows XP 32-bit or select "Windows Vista" if you are installing Windows Vista 32-bit.  Click Continue
    Result: The Name and Location panel is displayed:
  6. Enter a name for the virtual machine in the Save As field. By default, the virtual machine is saved in your home directory in the Documents/Virtual Machines folder.  To choose a different location, select Other from the Where field.
    Result: The Virtual Hard Disk panel is displayed:
  7. XXX - Need to document if people can change the size of disk image later, and what we recommend for an initial size.
    Click Continue
    Result: The Windows Easy Install panel is displayed:
  8. Wiki Markup
    Enter your *Name*, a *Password* and the *Windows Product Key*. "The entry in the *Name* field is displayed in information boxes as the name your Windows software is registered to. It is not the Windows user name. The entry in the *Password* field is the password for the windows administrator account only." \[_[_Getting Started with VMware Fusion_|http://www.vmware.com/pdf/fusion_getting_started_11.pdf]_\] If you download the Windows XP installation ISO from the [IS&T's Microsoft Campus Agreement download site|https://msca.mit.edu/cgi-bin/windows], the *Windows Product Key* was e-mailed to you. Windows Vista does not require a product key.  Click *Continue.*
_Note:_ When installing Windows Vista, you will be warned about not entering a product key.  Click *Continue Without Key*
_Result:_ The *Finish* panel is displayed:
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    Choose *Use operating system installation disc image file* and select the ISO file you downloaded in step 1 in the pull down menu.  (xp-sp2.iso for Windows XP32-bit and vista-enterprise-dvd.iso for Windows Vista 32-bit.)  Click *Finish*
_Result:_ "VMware Fusion installs Windows. This can take up to 45 minutes. After installing Windows, VMware Fusion installs VMware Tools, and powers on the virtual machine." \[_[_Getting Started with VMware Fusion_|http://www.vmware.com/pdf/fusion_getting_started_11.pdf]_\]