In this step-by-step guide, we will install VirtualBox 2.1. This article is the first in a multi-part series on installing Windows 7 beta on a VirtualBox virtual machine. Let’s get started…

  1. Get the virtual box binaries  and its source code from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.
  2. Launch VirtualBox-2.1.0-41146-Win_x86.msi

  3. Click Next

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  4. Accept the terms… and click Next

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  5. Click Next

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  6. Click Next

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  7. Click Install

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  8. On the Warning Message, click Continue Anyway (twice)

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  9. On the Warning Message, click Continue Anyway

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  10. Click Finish

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  11. Once the application run, cancel the registration form if you want.

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You are now done installing VirtualBox 2.1.