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Implementing PC Security 150-151 Installing and Using Virtual PC Name Score / 10 Update Value 10 points One of the problems of learning about computer is that you’ll often want to experiment with: new software, Windows updates, security programs, volatile web sites, etc. Experimenting can cause problems with your computer. This is not a good thing if you need your computer to get work done on a daily basis. Ideally, you’d have a spare computer that you could experiment on. Most people don’t though and even if they did, installing programs and then uninstalling them can be quite time consuming. Even after uninstalling, you can’t be 100% sure there are no remnants of the program that might affect later tests. It’s these remnants that cause computers to bog down after a while. The solution to this problem is Microsoft Virtual PC. This program does exactly as its title suggests: it creates a virtual PC on another PC—a PC within a PC. The virtual PC is 100% self contained—any changes you make to the virtual PC do not affect the host PC and vice versa. Even more convenient, you can copy (backup) a virtual PC to another location. Virtual PC also allows you to delete all changes to a virtual PC when you close the virtual PC, restoring it to the state it was in when launched the virtual PC. The downside is that each virtual PC takes up a pretty big chunk of hard drive space (a bare bones Windows XP virtual PC uses 1.5 GB of space) and a big chunk of RAM. The virtual PC and host PC must share the available RAM. You’ll need a pretty large hard drive and plenty of RAM to use virtual PC effectively. INSTALLING VIRTUAL PC 1. 2. Get a copy of the most recent version of Virtual PC a. Available on the Networking lab server (Smokey) or b. Download from www.microsoft.com/downloads, i. Click on System Tools ii. Scroll to locate Virtual PC. Virtual PC installation is straight forward. If you need instructions, follow the link to Unit 1 – Virtual PC Installation.doc on the course web site Page 1 of 8 CREATING A NEW VIRTUAL MACHINE 1. Launch the Microsoft Virtual PC program from the Start menu. 2. The first time your run Virtual PC, the New Virtual Machine Wizard appears to help you create a new virtual machine. If it doesn’t appear, click the button in the Virtual PC Console. Click the button to begin creating the machine. 3. In the next dialog box, simply click the option is selected). button (ensure Create a virtual machine Page 2 of 8 4. Enter a name for your virtual machine. Windows XP will automatically create a new folder called My Virtual Machines in your My Documents folder. If you don’t want your virtual machine stored in this folder, click the button and designate where you’d like the virtual machine files stored. I normally include the operating systems name that will be installed on the virtual machine. Click the button to continue. 5. Select the operating system you will be installing on the virtual machine (if it’s not already selected), then click the button. 6. Designate the amount of RAM that will be allocated to the virtual machine. Don’t forget, the virtual machine will be sharing the host PC’s RAM. It’s often best to use the recommended amount of RAM. If that’s what you want to do, simply click the button. Page 3 of 8 If you choose the Adjusting the RAM option a slider will appear that allows you to designate the amount RAM to allocate to the virtual machine. I recommend you always allocate less than 50% of your computer’s RAM to the virtual machine. Move the slider until the amount of RAM allocated is what you want, then click the button. Tip: If you can afford the space, I recommend using at least 512MB RAM for Windows XP and at least 1GB RAM for Windows Vista. 7. Choose the A new virtual hard disk option. All virtual machines need access to one virtual hard disk to store the operating system, program files and data files. This virtual hard disk is actually one big file on your host computer. One virtual hard disk can be used by multiple machines (using different machine options) or one virtual machine could be tied to multiple virtual hard disks. We won’t be using these features. Click the button to continue. 8. Virtual PC will store the virtual hard disk in the same folder as your virtual machine (My Virtual Machines in My Documents). Virtual PC will make a new folder in My Virtual Machines with the name you designated for the machine earlier. If you don’t want the hard drive stored in the same location as the machine, click the button to designate the desired location. Click the button to continue. Page 4 of 8 9. Take a screen snapshot (Tip: make the host machine active before taking the snapshot). The New Virtual Machine Wizard should appear similar to the image in step 10 below. Crop the screen snapshot to show only the New Virtual Machine Wizard window. Paste the screen snap below this line. 10. Click the button to complete the creation of the new virtual machine and its corresponding virtual hard drive. Page 5 of 8 INSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM Like any computer, the virtual machine requires an operating system to run. In order to complete this part of the lab, you will need a certified copy of an operating system. Do not insert the operating system CD/DVD into the drive until instructed to do so. Tip: Don’t use any other programs on the host machine when the OS is installing—it significantly slows the install process. Make sure the Virtual PC window is the active window. 1. 2. If necessary, start Virtual PC In the Virtual PC Console window, select the virtual machine you wish to install the operating system on. Then click the button (or simply double-click virtual machine name). Page 6 of 8 3. Because there is no operating system installed, the following error message will appear. Tip: If message appears that TFTP has timed out (before the message below), press Ctrl-C to bypass the error. Insert the operating system CD into the CD/DVD drive and let it come up to speed. Press the Enter key on the keyboard. Tip: If you are using a virtual CD, an ISO file, click CD on the VPC menu and choose Capture ISO Image. The operating system setup process should begin in the Virtual PC window. 4. Trouble? If the setup process doesn’t start in the Virtual PC window, but in the host PC environment instead: Cancel the host PC installation process Click the Virtual PC window Press the Enter key on the keyboard again Install the operating system as you normally would on a host PC. Tip: Use the NTFS Quick Format option to speed up the process a. b. c. d. e. When asked for your name, enter Student Enter MSTC for Organization DO NOT enter an Administrator password Set the appropriate time zone For Networking, choose Typical Settings and leave the work group set to WORKGROUP f. g. h. i. DO NOT turn on Automatic Updates Connect to the Internet using a local area network DO NOT register with Microsoft Again, enter Student for Your Name Page 7 of 8 5. When the installation is complete, take a screen snapshot (Tip: make the host machine active before taking the snapshot) that shows your virtual machine window and the host window. Paste the screen snap below this line. 6. Submit this lab to your instructor. Page 8 of 8