It's always nice to try out new things, for instance Windows 7. If not for any other reason than to see what the fuzz is about.

But trying a new operating system usually means that you need a computer to install it on. Trouble is that you usually don't have any spare computers lying around.

This is when you need a virtual machine, and EasyVMX is here to help you. Provided you have installed VMware Player and you have downloaded the ISO with Windows 7, you are now just a few steps away from installing Windows 7.

First, go to the Super Simple virtual machine creator. Now follow these steps:

• Fill in a name for your new virtual machine.
• Select "Windows Vista" from the list of operating systems.
• Assign some memory to the virtual machine. 1024MB would be nice, if you can spare it.
• Windows 7 needs about 5GB of disk for the install. Choose maybe 10GB, or more if you need it.
• Enter the name of the ISO file you have downloaded, and check the "Enable" box.
• Click "Create Virtual Machine", and download your freshly created virtual machine. (And give a donation, if you think I deserve it.)

You are now left with a zip-file. Extract it to a place of your liking, and move the Windows 7 ISO file into the same folder.

Double click on the file that ends with .vmx. VMware Player will start, and begin installing Windows 7. That's all there's to it!

Remember, this will work for any operating system. All you have to do is change the field "Virtual Machine Operating System" accordingly.

One year ago, almost on the day, we reached the half million mark.

Today, we have passed the million. That's right, there are now more than one million virtual machines created by EasyVMX out there!

Thanks to everybody using this service.

An extra special thank you goes to those of you who have donated and kept this site alive. I couldn't have done it without you!

I recently received an email from a guy who has done a very nice tutorial on how to use VMware Player. His tutorial includes a section on EasyVMX. It's clearly written and easy to understand, so I decided to share it here on the blog.

His article is called Using VMware Player to Create Images for New Virtual Machines.

Today, Monday, February 11, 2008, virtual machine number 500.000 was created by EasyVMX!

I can safely say that this never happened before. Now, join me on the quest for the first million!

Happy new year to everybody!

Frustrated by the fact that I'm trying to kick the habit of using moist snuff (or in Swedish, snus), I have done a small design tweak.

The inside of the Virtual Machine Creators (EasyVMX!, SuperSimple and v2.0) has never really looked very well. This is an attempt to make it look a little better.

The two pictures above show the change from worse to better.

(By the way, if you're wondering... The snus quitting is not a new year's resolution, it's just taken more time than I thought it would. :( )

I'll admit it right now: I don't understand a single word of this. Dutch is like Greek to me.

But, if you can read and understand Dutch, and you want a tutorial on how to use VMware Player and EasyVMX! in this language, go to Planet.nl and read this article.

Today, EasyVMX! moved to a new location.

The complete web page, the blog and the forums are up and running... in a virtual machine!

Hopefully, nobody noticed any hiccups during the transition.

So, you've heard about virtualization. And you found VMware Player and EasyVMX!. What next?

You could always try the tutorial on this page, or you can go for some real style!

Blindhog.net has a wonderful video tutorial showing you how to obtain and install VMware Player, and how to use EasyVMX! for creating virtual machines.

There's even a follow-up showing you how to install Ubuntu in a virtual environment.

The VMware Player tutorials over at x86Virtualization.com have been a great hit, and part 3 has just surfaced.

This time you will learn how to make your own virtual machines, using either EasyVMX! or VMX Builder.

I'm sure you know about EasyVMX!, since you're already here reading this story. VMX Builder is another very nice piece of software that will make virtual machines. It's a Windows program, so you will need Windows (or maybe Wine) to run it. Or, if you're up for it, create a virtual machine to run it!

The article at x86Virtualization will take you on a trip down memory lane.
They're installing MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 3.11 and Netscape!

You may want to Digg it!

The Norwegian IT sector's own news site on the net Digi.no has a column called Nerdvana, or the "Net Jewel".

EasyVMX! was listed in the System Tools section there, and even got a place on the front page.

Oh the fame!
Soon people will recognize me on the street. Better watch out for Paparazzis now...