Instuctions - By Jon Nelson

Software downloads needed

Download Virtual box from Web page.

Create a folder labeled Virtual Box on your PC
Logon to the internet Type http://www.virtualbox.org/

For Windows XP select Virtual box Older builds

Select option Virtual Box 3.2

Select first option for windows host

Now save the file to the fold you created labeled Virtual box on your PC

- Once the download is complete then you can run the download.

Down Load Ubuntu

Create a folder labeled Ubuntu on your PC

Type in www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download on you web browser.

Select the save option and save it to the folder you created.

Installing Ubuntu on Virtual Box

Open Virtual box application
- In the upper left hand corner of Virtual Box select create for a new operating system. a create wizard will appear. follow the steps below

Step 1

Step 2 - Name the operating system and select the type and version of the operating system as shown below.

Step 3 - Select the amount of RAM to be used for the system. I used the defualt which is 512MB.

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Select finish and and the hard disk space will be created for your virtual machine. this can take a few minutes.

After it is done creating the hard disk space, open up Virtual box and you will see a new machine with the name you created.

Next you need to select the media from which your virtual machine will boot from. Select the Ubuntu folder you saved to your computer.

The install wizard will now guide you thought a 7 easy steps to load Ubuntu

Step1 - select the language and then select install Ubuntu

Step 2 - Select the time zone you wish to display

Step 3 - Select the country and USA is the default

Step 4 - If you wish to partition your new machine you can at this point. In this document I selected to the first option (erase and use entire disk).