[seoulstomper]

Just curious whether anyone has managed to get Windows 7 Beta installed using VMWare Fusion (or Parallels 4). I tried using an .iso I downloaded of build 6801 and I felt like it almost made it... till it said: "Windows cannot be configured to run on this hardware."

I configured the virtual machine to use 1GB, changed the disk from SCSI to IDE... basically did everything this guy did, but to no avail.

Here are my full specs:

Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07
SMC Version: 1.13f3
Anyone have better luck, or better yet, tips on how they did it?

[seoulstomper]

Ha! I did it with build 7000 I downloaded here, and activated it with this patch. It worked flawlessly, even installing VMWare Tools without a hitch!
It's exactly like Vista, only faster, and the resource load is even less than Windows XP. I recommend it if, like me, you need to run Internet Explorer to access certain websites that require IE and IE only. I will definitely buy it when it is released out of beta.
Here is a screenshot of the System Properties screen:

[Leto_Parallels]

As of our latest build release (3810) yes, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac has support for Windows 7 as well as Snow Leopard. Until either of these operating systems are released, however, it falls under the category of "experimental".

The latest patch notes for this build are HERE off of our product download and support page, if anyone is interested.

[Leto_Parallels]

KPO said:

Is anyone else planning to try the Windows 7 Beta in Fusion or Parallels? For those of you who have it running already, how well does it work? I have XP for my main virtual client right now.

Wouldn't mind hearing on this myself if people are trying it out. As Microsoft updates their beta, it's important to Parallels to get as much feedback as possible.

[nwatts]

I'm going to try it out when it's released later today with Parallels. I had a look at the preview material and I'm pretty keen on checking it out. If it's as fast as everyone around the internet claims it is I'd welcome it as a replacement to XP, even if I only use it seriously once every couple of weeks.

[hoffo]

i tried it with vm fusion as well the 7000 build and it installed perfectly...im actually still in shock to tell you the truth. I have a macbook pro bought in in march. vm for some reason when you install it, it installs it as vista but when it loads up later its windows 7. So no worries.

[nwatts]

Leto_Parallels said:

Wouldn't mind hearing on this myself if people are trying it out. As Microsoft updates their beta, it's important to Parallels to get as much feedback as possible.

Hi Mr Parallels,

I installed Windows 7 (32 bit) on my early 2008 MacBook Pro under OS X 10.5.6 with Parallels 4.0 and everything has run very smoothly. The only issue so far has been when I shut down the Windows 7 virtual machine. Either the virtual machine crashes while it's shutting down, freezing the screen. Or it'll crash all of Parallels and I'll do a force quit. Bit strange, but overall a fairly minor problem.

Windows 7 is pretty nice, much faster than Vista, much prettier looking than XP. The new little dock it has is quite welcome too.

[seoulstomper]

Update: I have deleted Windows 7 VM. Sadly, I don't think it's quite ready for primetime. It installed fine, but upon resuming absolutely c-r-a-w-l-e-d. I thought tis might be an MS beta glitch so I dumped it and reinstalled it... and the same thing happened. The odd thing was Windoze 7's System Monitor showed minimal CPU usage, but my VM, set to use a single core, was paralyzing both. Thus I suspect the problem is with VMWare, so I will wait until they officially support it before trying again.

For the record I use Fusion instead of Parallels because they supported ActiveX first and thus allowed me to finally trash my old HP laptop and do my Korean internet banking via a VM... and I still appreciate that!

[haygun]

If I am wanting to do this, what do I select when VM Ware asks me to "Choose Operating System" (see below)

[haygun]

Am I correct in saying that Aero doesn't work in VMWare Fusion 2.0.1? Is there any way to fix this?

[hoffo]

here's a screen shot of windows 7 running on vmware fusion 2.01 ive had no problems with it so far the only thing. when i installed it i used the vista 32bit version and it went very smoothly.

[haygun]

Yeah, I am aware that you can run Windows 7 under vmWare (I am running the 64 bit version). I was just hoping to get Windows Aero working. It looks like you are also unable to get it working. Let me know if you've looked into it. Thanks.