Previously, nosotros showed yous how to install Mac Os X Snow Leopard using VMware in Windows 7. Since VMware license costs a lot,  the good news is that you lot tin at present install OS Ten in Windows using one of the most popular complimentary virtualization software called VirtualBox. You'll need to have a system with an Intel or AMD processor which supports hardware virtualization, OSX86 iso, VirtualBox and Windows 7, Vista or XP installed as host operating arrangement. If y'all meet all these requirements, y'all can and so install Bone X Snowfall Leopard every bit a VM under Windows to bask the best of both worlds.

Snow Leopard in VirtualBox on Windows 7

Pace ane: Download and install the latest version of VirtualBox for Windows.

Step 2: Start VirtualBox and click on "New" button. This will kickoff a wizard that will help y'all create a new VM in VirtualBox.

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Step 3: Name your VM "OSX" and select "Mac OS X" from Operating Organization dropdown menu, and "Mac Bone Ten Server" from Version dropdown menu.

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Stride 4: Assign your VM some Ram in megabytes. For this tutorial, I have allotted the max 1500MB of Ram.

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Step five: Now create a new hard disk drive for your VM, which depending on your needs should be around 20GB in size. If you lot use Dynamic pick, it will expand on use while Static option will be stock-still to the size yous allotted. Select the option which best fits your needs and click on Next to end the wizard.

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Step 6: At present click on "Settings" and select "Organisation" from the left pane and and then uncheck the pick for "Enable EFI (special OSes only)" in the right as shown in the screenshot below.

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Step 7: At present select "Storage" from the left pane, so select "Empty" found nether the OSX.vdi. Now click on the folder with the green arrow on the right.

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On this window, click Add (Plus sign on 3 CD's) at the top. Then detect and add the OSX86 iso you downloaded earlier. Now highlight it and click Select button at the lesser. Then click OK and hit the main Starting time button to start your VM.

Snow Leopard in VMware

Step 8: Once the VM starts booting, hit F8 and type -5 at the boot prompt so that you can meet what exactly went incorrect if something does go wrong. All the services will run and somewhen you should come to the language screen. Choose your language and and then click next. If you are unable to move your mouse around then striking Right-Ctrl + I. Click Keep and Agree, and then start Disk Utility found in Utilities card at the top.

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Step 9: At this screen highlight 20GB VBOX HARDDISK. And so click erase at the right and Name it what you want in the proper noun box and then click on "Erase…" button to erase the virtual disk. It shouldn't take long. Once done, quit the Disk Utility and so that you lot return back to the installer.

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Now simply select the highlighted drive as shown below and click continue.

Snow Leopard in Windows 7

Step 10: Now click on Customize at the bottom left, and check the following:

For AMD Users:
Any Updates included at the top.
Driblet downward Kernels and choose Legacy kernel.
AMD option below Arrangement support.

For Intel Users:
Whatsoever Updates included at the acme.
Driblet down bootloaders and check the newest Chameleon.
Drop downwardly Kernels and choose Legacy kernel.

Now click Washed and hit the Install button to start the installation.

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Step eleven: As shortly as it says installation finished and starts counting down to restart, printing the Right-Ctrl and then click on Devices at the peak and hit CD/DVD Devices and click Unmount CD/DVD Device. And then click Car and Reset to restart the VM. Next you'll run across the Chameleon loader and so OS X volition begin to boot.

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This is it!! Later it boots up, you should at present be running full Mac Bone Ten Snowfall Leopard in VirtualBox under Windows seven / Vista or XP. [via Lifehacker , Tek411 ]

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