Custom: This gives you an option to create a virtual machine and choose its hardware compatibility. You can choose from Workstation 8.x, Workstation 6.5 -7.x, Workstation 6, Workstation 5, and Worktsation 4.
Typical: This creates a virtual machine which has the same hardware version as the version of Workstation you are using. If you are using Workstation 8.x, it creates a virtual machine with hardware version 8. If you are using Workstation 6.5.x or 7.x, a virtual machine with hardware version 7 is created.
Click Next.
Select your guest operating system (OS), then click Next. You can install the OS using:
An installer disc (CD / DVD)
An installer disc image file (ISO)
Click Next.
Enter your Product Key.
Create a user name with a password.
Click Next.
Enter a virtual machine name and specify a location for virtual machine files to be saved, then click Next.
Establish the virtual machine's disk size, select whether to store the virtual disk as a single file or split the virtual disk into 2GB files, then click Next.
Verify the other configuration settings for your virtual machine:
Memory – change the amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine.
Processors – change the number of processors, number of cores per processor, and the virtualization engine.
CD / DVD – with advanced settings where you can choose between SCSI, IDE.
Network adapter – configure it to bridge, NAT, or Host-only mode, or customize where you can choose between 0 to 9 adapters.
USB Controller.
Sound card.
Display – enable 3D graphics.
Click Finish.
When the virtual machine is powered on, the VMware Tools installation starts. You are prompted to restart your virtual machine once the Tools installation completes.
