If you’ve seen my other post on running VirtualBox, you know that I’ve been running Parallels desktop for some time. I converted off BootCamp to VirtualBox a few months ago so I could update my older iMac to Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). Over this past weekend, I decided to try and convert my main Windows/XP image (under Parallels Desktop) on my newer iMac to VirtualBox to prepare for Mavericks on that machine. There were a number of things I learned that I wanted to share.

1. Virtualbox Mac Image
2. Virtualbox Mac Os Image Download
3. Mac Os Vdi Images
4. Virtualbox Mac Os X Image
5. Mount Vdi Disk Mac

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VirtualBox Images We offer open-source (Linux/Unix) virtual machines (VDIs) for VirtualBox, we install and make them ready-to-use VirtualBox images for you. From here you can download and attach the VDI image to your VirtualBox and use it. We offer images for both architectures 32bit and 64bit, you can download for free for both architectures. Vboximg-mount is a command line utility for Mac OS and Linux hosts that provides raw access to an Oracle VM VirtualBox virtual disk image on the host system. Use this utility to mount, view, and optionally modify the disk image contents.

For me, this was a must work scenario because of the almost daily updates being made to the Windows XP image by my kids as they navigate classes on SOS (Switched On Schoolhouse). Because of this, I did some pre-conversion research, documented those steps and then performed the full conversion on a Friday evening of a 3 day weekend. That way I had plenty of time test and back out (if necessary) before classes resumed on Tuesday.

Creating a VDI Image

Based on the research, I opted for creating a VDI (Virtual Disk Image) file format instead of VHD (Virtual Hard Disk). Both can be read by VirtualBox, but the VDI (Virtual Disk Image) format allows for more flexibility (disk expansion) than VHD. I also found out that I would need to first create the VHD image using a MS utility (Disk2vhd) then use VBoxManage utility to convert it to VDI. It took 2-3 hours to run these 2 utilities since the boot image was almost 32GB. Here are the steps I took to accomplish this:

1. Locate the Parallels images folder (/Users/<your username>/Library/Parallels)
2. Copy the Windows XP image (will take a few minutes) and rename
3. Launch the copied image in Parallels by doing the following:
   1. Start Parallels
   2. File –> Open and select copied/renamed image
   3. Click ‘Create New’
4. Start XP. If it was asleep, perform a restart
5. If you’re prompted to Activate Windows, click NO (we’ll do that later)
6. Download the Disk2VHD utility (can be found here) and expand
7. Remove the Parallels Tools via the Control Panel –> Add/Remove Programs. (Requires a reboot)
8. On the Mac, enable file sharing (Settings –> Sharing –> Check ‘File Sharing’ and make sure to note the Shared Folder and User that has Read/Write access.
9. Back on Windows XP, Start –> Explorer and map the Z drive to the MacOS drive (e.g. <ip address>Desktop)
10. Run Disk2vhd.
    1. Check ‘Prepare for use in Virtual PC’
    2. Uncheck ‘vhdx’.
    3. Uncheck ‘Use Volume Shadow Copy’
    4. Specify filename using mapped drive (e.g. z:windowsxp.vhd).
    5. Press Create (this will take several minutes to complete)
11. Back on Mac, bring up a Terminal window
12. Run the following command to convert the VHD file to VDI: /usr/bin/VBoxManage clonehd Desktop<file>.vhd <file>.vdi –format vdi
13. Shutdown Windows and Parallels
14. Store the .VDI file under /Users/<your username>/VirtualBox VMs/Windows XP folder
15. Bring up Virtual Box and make the following setting changes:
    1. System/Motherboad – Base memory to 2048M
    2. System/Processor – Configure 1 CPU
    3. Display/Video – Video Memory to 64MB, Check ‘Enable 2D Video Acceleration’
    4. Storage/Storage Tree/Controller: IDE/Attributes – Type to PIIX4 (needed to avoid BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) at boot up)
    5. Make sure your .vdi file is listed in the Storage Tree
    6. Network/Adapter 1/Attached to: – Bridged Adapter
16. Boot up Windows/XP guest image

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Download the latest safari browser for mac. Network Printer Setup

In order to print from your Windows XP VirtualBox Guest using a USB printer attached to your Mac OS X host, you’ll need to do the following:

1. On the Mac, bring up System Preferences
2. Double-click ‘Print & Scan’
3. Make sure your USB printer is selected in the ‘Printers’ window
4. Check ‘Share this printer on the network’
5. Click on ‘Sharing Preferences…’
6. Make sure the ‘Printer Sharing’ item is checked.
7. Make sure your printer is listed under ‘Printers:’ and the ‘Everyone Can Print’ is listed under ‘Users:’.
8. From the Windows XP guest, start the Control Panel
9. Double-click on the ‘Add Printer’ icon
10. Click Next
11. Select the radio button next to ‘A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer’ and click Next
12. Click Next. A list of printers should appear. Look for the computer the USB printer is attached to. You may have to type in the name of the printer in the the box labelled ‘Printer:’ as well before pressing Next.

Setting Up Variable Screen Size

In order to be able to adjust the Windows XP size, you’ll need to mount and install the ‘Guest Additions CD Image’. Safe Mode is required for the install so if your Mac keyboard doesn’t have an F8 key, you’ll need to find a USB keyboard that does. Here’s the steps to do the install:

1. Shutdown the Windows XP guest.
2. Attached a USB keyboard to your Mac Desktop that has an F8 key
3. Start the Windows XP guest and press the F8 key to bring up the Safe Mode window
4. Select ‘Safe Mode with Networking’ and wait for the system to load
5. Login with an administrator account
6. Under the Devices pulldown menu, select ‘Insert Guest Additions CD image ….’
7. You’ll be prompted to install the software
8. Once it’s complete click the ‘Reboot Now’

Today I’m sharing step by step guide to Install Mac OS on PC without using any Mac computers. iMac are remembered for its superior quality and high performance. So the main reason the people’s are attracted towards the Mac because of its ultra-portability and great performance. So another great feature in the Mac Computers are its user-friendly operating system which is Mac OS X . Last week one of my reader mailed me that, It is possible to install Mac OS on Windows PC without using Mac? My answer will be a big YES, but how? follow this ultimate guide to install Mac OS on PC without using iMac or Macbook’s.

As you knew technology is developing day by day, tech geeks like me, are making the damn near impossible things possible and easier. So we are here today, to guide you step by step to install Mac OS on PC absolutely for free! So without wasting a second let us begin the task.

Install Mac OS on PC without using any Apple products

System requirement to install Mac OS on PC:

• Intel or AMD dual core processor along with SSE2 or SSE3 Compatibility.
• A minimum of 4GB of RAM.
• 250MB Graphic Memory. (On board or dedicated)
• Internet Connectivity to download the other essential stuffs.

How to Check whether your PC has the power to Mac OS X 10.6:

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• Download the program called CPU-Z from here.
• Once you have downloaded the program install in to your computer.
• Then open the program to check your system configuration.

Software required to Install Mac on PC:

• Download the Ideneb from Here. ( Size = 4.38 GB, Only torrents link is available)
• In order to Install Mac on PC you need to download the Virtual Box From here.
• Enough to install Mac OSx on PC.

Step by Step guide to install Mac OS on PC

Virtualbox Mac Os X Image

First of all download all required software’s then proceed with these steps to install Mac OS on PC. Then you need to Install the Virtual Box in your PC. Then you need to run VirtualBox software with administrator privatization. Just Right click it and click on “Run as Admin“. (Close all the background Software for better performance)

• To install the Virtual Box double-click on downloaded Virtual Box file, then click Next > Next>Next>Yes>Install, after that it will install in your Computer. ( Most likely in C:/ drive)

Note: Make sure you have minimum 20 GB of space available in your C: to install Mac on PC. You even Change the Virtual Box storage location, If you have no space available in your C: to install Mac OS X windows PC.

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• Once the Virtual Box has been installed. open the VirtualBox software, then click on the new button. Click on the show description. Configure as in the below screenshot.

• Choose the file location where to install Mac on PC, Choose at least 20 GB of hard drive space to install Mac OS X on PC. Storage hard type is VDI with Fixed size. Then click on the create button. Wait for 5 – 10 mins till Virtual Box create a separate hard drive to install Mac OS on PC.

• Once the hard drive has been created, click on the settings and navigate to system, then you need to configure the extended feature settings as in the below screenshot.

• After saving the system settings, move towards the storage section, click on the empty CD-drive in the storage tree in the left side the window. Then in the attributes menu, click on the small CD-drive image then click on the choose a virtual disk file, browse the Ideneb ISO file we have downloaded earlier (In downloads folder) After click on Ok button.

• Then again navigate to the display part, drag the video memory to the maximum (in this case only 128 MB). If you want you can also check the “enable 3D acceleration” for optimum graphic performance. Then hit Ok.

• After you have done, click on the START button in the virtual box. Then a black boot screen will appear, click enter. If you done all the steps correctly, then Apple Ideneb will boot prompting Apple Logo. Then you’ll get the below screen after a while. Click on the english and hit the arrow at the bottom of the window. Then in the Welcome screen click continue and agree.

• Then you need to click on the utility from the to menu bar, and select the disk utility. Then you need to click on the Hard drive that we have created earlier in the left corner of the window and click on the erase tab. Choose the volume format as ” Mac OS Extended ( Journaled) ” . Name the partition as per your wish then click on the Erase button at the bottom. Then you need to close the disk utility by the on the red small button the top left corner of the Window.

• Then you need to select the hard drive that we have recently formated as destination drive and hit the continue, then click on the install button. When the disk checks click on the skip, Wait for around 30-35 Minutes to install OS X PC, after you will get this Install Succeeded Screen click on the restart now to complete. the installation. Then you’ll be able to install Mac OS on PC.

• Then you need to do one thing, Close the Mac OS X Virtual Box Window, and click on the Settings and choose the drive to boot as below and click on Ok.

• Then again click on the start button in the virtual box, the Mac OS X will be booted, you need to select the Language, user name, password, time zone, location, as per your wish. If you have Apple ID you can Id, If you don’t click on the Continue complete the setup. Then you will be arrived at the Ideneb desktop. You are a step to install Mac OS on PC.

Note: If your Computer has only 2 GB of RAM, Still you install Mac OS on PC, By using your pen drive as RAM to Boost your PC Performance.

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You can also follow the Same steps to Install Mac on Windows PC, window 7 and even in XP ! If you willing to enjoy the mac for the further, you can Dual Boot Mac OS X with window 7, 8 and XP.

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