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• http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/find-your-computers-processor-speed

MacOS:

• http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1633

Then you will need to cross check the model with Lookup your CPU model on a Web site of the CPU manufacturer. Normally, all Intel CPU's after Core 2 Duo will support the virtualization.

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Now you should be ready to set up the Oracle VM VirtualBox software on your machine. You need to download an installer which matches your operating system (not the virtual images which are distributing!) directly from Oracle. Please, make clear distinction between your host operating system and the guest operating system of the virtual images. You may need to explore the technology by reading articles on this subject (like Virtual Machines on Wikipedia) which are available on the Internet.

Once you're done with installing the VirtualBox itself then you will also need to install Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack. This software will upgrade your installation with a number of useful extensions. After rebooting your system you should be ready to proceed to the next step of downloading and using our virtual images. However, before you may want to read the documentation on the VirtualBox itself. There are many aspects of setting and managing VirtualBox which we wouldn't even touch in this document. We're assuming it has to be up to you to get yourself familiar with the technology. The present document covers only basic steps needed to set up and run our images. The virtualization software has many other potentially interesting settings which you may (eventually) find useful for you.

Downloading and setting up a virtual image

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The next step is to download an image of your choice onto a machine where you have previously installed the Oracle VirtualBox software. Virtual image files will have the .ova extension. The OVA files correspond to the Open Virtualization Format which is meant to be used by the virtualization solution manufactures to exchange virtual images. Then you will need to start the VirtualBox GUI and import the VM Applience image. Here are the steps:

1. start VirtualBox
2. locate the 'File' menu on the top left corner of the application's GUI
3. select menu option 'Import Appliance'
4. follow instructions suggested by the GUI

Testing and using the installed machine

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