What do you need to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Windows using VMware?
To install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Windows using VMware, you will need the following:
An Intel-based processor that supports hardware virtualization and has it enabled in the BIOS.
VMware Workstation, which is a software that lets you create and run virtual machines on your PC. You can download a 30-day trial from [here].
A Mac OS X Snow Leopard installation DVD or ISO image, which is the operating system that you want to install on your virtual machine.
The snowy vmware files zip, which are the files that enable you to boot and install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on your virtual machine.
How to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Windows using VMware?
To install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Windows using VMware, follow these steps:
Extract the snowy vmware files zip to a folder where you want to store your virtual machine, such as C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Virtual Machines\Snowy_VM.
Open VMware Workstation and click on File > Open. Browse to the folder where you extracted the snowy vmware files zip and select the snowy.vmx file. Click on Open.
You will see a new virtual machine named Snowy in the VMware Workstation window. Click on Edit virtual machine settings.
In the Hardware tab, select CD/DVD (IDE) and choose Use ISO image file. Browse to the location of your Mac OS X Snow Leopard installation DVD or ISO image and select it. Click on OK.
In the Options tab, select General and change the Guest operating system to Apple Mac OS X and the Version to Mac OS X Server 10.6 64-bit. Click on OK.
Click on Power on this virtual machine to start your virtual machine. You will see a black screen with some text and then a gray screen with an Apple logo.
After a few minutes, you will see the Mac OS X installer window. Choose your language and click on Continue.
Click on Utilities > Disk Utility in the menu bar. Select the hard disk named VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media and click on Erase. Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the format and name it as you like. Click on Erase and then close Disk Utility.
Click on Continue in the installer window and agree to the license agreement. Choose the hard disk that you just formatted as the destination and click on Customize. Uncheck everything except Essential System Software and Rosetta. Click on OK and then Install.
The installation process will begin and may take some time. When it is finished, click on Restart.
Your virtual machine will reboot and you will see a welcome video. Follow the instructions to set up your Mac OS X Snow Leopard system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Windows using VMware.
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