For something like Vista or Windows 7, nothing less then 1GB will do (2GB recommended). For a Linux distro, 512MB should be comfortable. How much RAM you should allocate depends on 2 factors: First, which OS you intend to run on the VM, and secondly, how much total RAM you have (to find out that, check the Properties from My Computer). Type a name for your VM, for example "My VM" - Below, select the type of Operating System you wish to install on the virtual machine (for XP for example, select "Microsoft Windows" from the OS type and "Windows XP" from the version) - Now you get to specify the amount of RAM you want to allocate to the VM. The Virtual Machine Wizard will start, click "Next" to continue. Click on "New" on the top-left to get started. ![]() You will be greeted with a very simple User Interface. ![]() After installing it, fire up VirtualBox from the start menu.
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