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Below are the detailed steps for creating the Sample Student VM from the Base VM.

These steps were done using the Base VM (limited access) created by Blake Skinner on 6/2/2010 as a starting point.

  1. Download software installers for packages to be included on Host machine.  We will share to that folder rather than downloading into the VM to expedite the process and be able to reuse it later.
    1. MIT Software Download Site
      1. Kerberos for Windows 3.2.2
      2. Secure CRT/FX 6.0
    2. Firefox 3.6.6 (installed as 3.6.3 updated to 3.6.6)
    3. Matlab (student) R2010a 
    4. Emacs 23.1 (not an installer)
    5. OpenOffice 3.2.0 - 3.2.1 is now available
    6. Add Eclipse and NetBean stuff once I get it clarified again
    7. Skipping printing for now
  2. Setup Student VM
    1. Download and unzip the Base VM
    2. Rename folder to Windows 7 - x32 - Student.vmwarevm
    3. Rename vmx configuration file to Windows 7 - x32 - Student.vmx
    4. Rename Disks - do we want to do this?  Is there an easier way.  Have to update the .vmdk file and the .vmx file to match - use Emacs on Windows or other CRLF smart text editor
    5. Launch VM by double clicking on .vmx file
    6. Edit the VM before powering on
      1. make sure CDROM set to AutoDetect
      2. Enable Sharing (Always Enabled) - we'll come back to enable mirroring later
      3. Add a mapping to the folder with the installers from above
    7. Power on the VM (this can take 10-15 minutes)
      You will see the Starting Windows followed by Setup is updating the registry settings followed by Setup is starting services, followed by Setup is installing devices, followed by Setup is applying system settings, followed by Setup will continue after reboot.  Reboot happens.  Starting Windows followed by Setup is preparing your computer for first use.
    8. You will automatically be logged in as an administrator
    9. We always recommend selecting Public Network for the Network Location as it is the most locked down.
    10. You will see the System Preparation Tool 3.14 dialog - you can safely close that by clicking the red X (DO NOT click OK at this point!)
  3. Update Windows and AV definitions
    1. The Base VM is already configured to take updates from MIT WAUS and AV updates from McAfee, but you can speed the process along
    2. Start -> All Programs -> Windows Update
      1. Install updates
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