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Windows Vista Beta

Support

32-Bit Version

This beta operating system has experimental support as a guest operating system on the following VMware products:

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VMware Workstation 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2 Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on Workstation 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2

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VMware ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2

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VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1

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VMware Server 1.0 Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on VMware Server 1.0

64-Bit Version

This beta operating system has experimental support as a guest operating system on the following VMware products:

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VMware Workstation 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2 Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP

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ESX Server 3.0 Experimental support for Vista Server Beta

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VMware Server 1.0 Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on VMware Server 1.0

Note: If you are installing a guest operating system through VMware VirtualCenter, be sure it is supported under the VMware product-ESX Server or GSX Server-on which you are running the virtual machine.

Because Windows Vista is still in the beta stage of development, you should expect it to install and run more slowly than other guest operating systems.

General Installation Notes

Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Products as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system.

You can install the Windows Vista beta in a virtual machine using the Windows Vista distribution CD. If your VMware product supports it, you can also install from a PXE server.

Installation Steps

If you want to run Windows Vista in a virtual machine, be sure you have a full installation CD for the operating system.

Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine. Be sure the virtual machine has at least 512MB of RAM. The host computer must have more than 512MB of RAM to support this setting. If you are installing the 32-bit version of Windows Vista beta, be sure the virtual machine's hard drive is 16GB or larger. If you are installing the 64-bit version of Windows Vista beta, be sure the virtual machine's hard drive is 24GB or larger.

Note: Special steps are required to install Windows Vista beta on a blank hard disk. This issue affects installation in a new virtual machine just as it affects installation on a physical computer with an unpartitioned hard disk. Microsoft documents the issue in the Windows Vista beta release notes. Steps to partition a blank hard disk are included in the installation instructions that follow. Another way to work around this problem is to install the corresponding version of Windows XP Pro (32-bit or 64-bit), and then upgrade that guest operating system to Windows Vista beta.

Installing the Guest Operating System

1 Insert the Windows Vista CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing Windows Vista.

3 If using a blank hard disk: When the Windows Vista installer menu appears, choose the first option, Install Now.

If installing over an existing guest operating system: Skip to step 9.

4 Press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt.

5 Start the disk partitioning utility.

diskpart

6 Enter the following commands to partition the hard disk:

select disk 0

create partition primary

7 When the partitioning process is complete, click the Reset button to reboot the virtual machine.

8 As the virtual machine begins to reboot, while the VMware logo appears on the screen, click inside the virtual machine window, and then press Esc to get to the BIOS boot menu. Choose CD-ROM Drive as the boot device, and then continue installing Windows Vista beta.

9 In certain Windows Vista builds, the installer chooses an incorrect default in the screen titled Choose your installation destination. It shows a partition with 0 MB free and makes that partition the default destination.

At that screen, you must change the choice to the disk (instead of the partition), and then click Continue.

10 Follow the remaining installation steps as you would for a physical machine.

VMware Tools

Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340.

Sound Driver Needed for 64-Bit Guests

VMware Workstation 5.5.x and VMware Server: if you want to use sound in a 64-bit Windows Vista beta guest operating system, you must use the driver available on the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/download/ws/#drivers under VMaudio Driver (experimental).

Enabling Sound in a Windows Vista Guest

VMware GSX Server: The sound device is disabled by default and must be enabled with the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Settings) after the operating system has been installed. To set up the virtual machine to play sound, see Configuring Sound in the GSX Server documentation.

Known Issues

Warnings When Installing VMware Tools

Windows Vista uses a new method to install drivers. As a result, warning messages appear at several stages during installation of VMware Tools in Windows Vista guest operating systems. Sometimes these messages are hidden. The driver installation appears to hang. However, if you press Alt-Tab, you can bring the warning message to the foreground. There are two types of messages.

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A message that says the driver is not Authenticode signed. When you see one of these messages, click Install Now to continue installing VMware Tools.

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A message that says the driver package is not compatible with Windows Vista. When you see one of these messages, click Cancel to continue installing VMware Tools.

You might also see a message asking you to restart before the VMware Tools installer has finished. Do not restart the guest operating system at that time. Wait until the Installation Wizard Completed screen appears, click Finish, and then restart the guest operating system when you are prompted to do so.

Windows Vista Requires VMware Tools for Networking

ESX Server: Because Windows Vista does not include a vlance (pcnet32) driver for the network adapter, you must use the vmxnet network adapter to enable networking. A driver for this adapter is included in VMware Tools. You must install VMware Tools to use networking in Windows Vista guests.

Ethernet Adapter Change Needed in Certain Windows Vista Builds

The AMD Ethernet card driver included with certain Windows Vista builds-including 4074 and possibly others-does not work correctly. To use networking in these Windows Vista guest operating systems, you must switch to the vmxnet network adapter. A driver for this adapter is included in VMware Tools.

VMware GSX Server on a Linux host: Choose VM > Settings, select Network Adapter, and then select vmxnet as the virtual device to use. You can install VMware Tools either before or after changing the virtual network adapter.

VMware GSX Server on a Windows host: Choose VM > Settings, select NIC, and then select vmxnet as the virtual device to use. You can install VMware Tools either before or after changing the virtual network adapter.

VMware Workstation on a Linux host: Choose VM > Settings, select Network Adapter, and then select vmxnet as the virtual device to use. You must install VMware Tools after changing the virtual network adapter.

VMware Workstation or VMware ACE on a Windows host: Use a text editor such as Notepad to edit the configuration (.vmx) file for your Windows Vista virtual machine. Add the following line:

Ethernet[n].virtualDev = "vmxnet"

Replace [n] with the number of the Ethernet adapter. The first Ethernet adapter is number 0, so the line for that adapter is

Ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet"

Include a line for each Ethernet adapter configured for the virtual machine. You can install VMware Tools either before or after changing the virtual network adapter.

Product Activation

The Windows Vista product activation feature creates a numerical key based on the virtual hardware in the virtual machine where it is installed. Changes in the configuration of the virtual machine might require you to reactivate the operating system. There are some steps you can take to minimize the number of significant changes.

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Set the final memory size for your virtual machine before you activate Windows Vista. When you cross certain thresholds-approximately 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB-the product activation feature sees the changes as significant.

Note: The size reported to the Windows product activation feature is slightly less than the actual amount configured for the virtual machine. For example, 128MB is interpreted as falling in the 64MB-127MB range.

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Install VMware Tools before you activate Windows Vista. When the SVGA driver in the VMware Tools package is installed, it activates features in the virtual graphics adapter that make it appear to Windows Vista as a new graphics adapter.

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If you want to experiment with any other aspects of the virtual machine configuration, do so before activating Windows Vista. Keep in mind that typically you have 14 days for experimentation before you have to activate the operating system. (Your EULA might define a different period before activation is required.)

For more details on Windows Vista product activation, see the Microsoft Web site.

Display Hardware Acceleration

Windows Vista has display adapter hardware acceleration disabled by default. This slows down graphics performance and mouse responsiveness in the guest operating system.

To enable hardware acceleration in a Windows Vista guest, open the Control Panel, and then open the Display Properties control panel. On the Settings tab, click Advanced. On the Troubleshoot tab, drag the Hardware acceleration slider all the way to Full.

Guest Screen Saver

On a Linux host with an XFree86 3.x X server, it is best not to run a screen saver in the guest operating system. Guest screen savers that demand a lot of processing power can cause the X server on the host to freeze.

Hibernation

The hibernation feature is not supported. Instead of using the guest operating system's hibernate feature, suspend the virtual machine.

Checked (Debug) Build

VMware GSX Server: In order to install and run a checked (debug) build of Windows Vista in a virtual machine, you must first edit the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx). Add the following line:
uhci.forceHaltBit = TRUE

Disable PAE in ESX Server Virtual Machines

EXS Server 2.5.x: Although ESX Server 2.5.x virtual machines are compatible with Physical Address Extension (PAE), they are not optimized for it. As a result, guest operating systems with PAE enabled might experience poor performance. For best performance, VMware recommends that you disable PAE in guest operating systems. For more information and instructions on disabling PAE, see the knowledge base article at
www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2020.

EXS Server 3.0: Note that disabling PAE also disables NX (no execute) and ED (execute disabled) features found in recent AMD and Intel processors. These features are not supported by ESX Server versions before ESX Server 3.0.