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How do i get operating system downloads to work?

deep12154deep12154
edited July 2015 in Site Issues
Hello i am now to this website and have been downloading some operating systems but i cant figure out how to run them. I saw no instructions on the website so far and i have no idea how to get my downloads to work. please help me i have been trying to get old operating system downloads for years until i found this website.

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  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    Specifically which OS do you want to run and how do you want to run it? (You should have specified that in your post)
  • deep12154deep12154
    I would like to run windows operating systems such as longhorn and whistler. i don't know how to run them though do i need a program or a disc burn?
  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    For Longhorn and Whistler, you can install them under VirtualBox.

    Since VirtualBox simulates the CD-ROM hardware of a PC, you only need point VirtualBox to the downloaded ISO file rather than burn the ISO to a CD.

    Be advised that both Longhorn and Whistler are pre-release/beta operating systems and do not always work correctly.
  • deep12154deep12154
    I have installed virtual box but i still don't know how to start the OS's that i downloaded from this site with virtual box.
  • SomeGuySomeGuy
    In general, you create an empty VM, and then boot the CD image. Duh.

    If you have any other questions, please use this web site: http://www.google.com
  • BlueSunBlueSun
    I have a feeling that he may be getting confused by the 7zip archive.

    deep12154, You first need to extract the .ISO file using 7zip (download it from this link: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html). After you've extracted the file, you will need to mount it in VirtualBox's virtual optical drive.
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