The setup of this VM is actually very easy, with a couple of key things to note…
- Use the Default “Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit)”;
- Make your HD Capacity at least 65GBs (recommend 70GBs);
- Make the HD a single file (File Options > “Allocate all space now”);
- Make the HD a IDE Drive (Virtual Device Node > Adapter: IDE 0 > Devise: 0);
Then sit back and wait, which takes about an hour…
Do not forget to run Windows Update after the base install.
NOTES:
If you do NOT set the “Virtual Device Node” to IDE, the Setup program will ERROR saying it cannot find a disk.
If you allocate a disk size lower then 65GBs you will get an Error message during the GUI setup installation.
Hope this helps!
– Andrew