Well apple has always been delivering some of the most loved applications and gadgets of our time. Even though you might be an active Windows operating system user, every now and then you must have tried to get the taste of apple’s operating system. Mar 29, 2016 - To create bootable USB installer for Mac in order to Install Mac OS X El Capitan on Windows, on Mac or on VirtualBox, you have to create. From This Series: • Well, this post is for those users who do not want to break their bank or even their PC to use mac OS X. This tutorial will guide you to install Mac OS X on your windows PC without formatting or even upgrading your PC. Not clear what we are actually doing here?? Let me explain!! • We will be installing Mac OS X on a virtual machine/ environment. Instead of installing the operating system files into the hard drive and booting from it, we will install it into a software inside windows 10/8/7 that will execute the files and let us use the Mac OS. • This minimizes the risk of breaking your system, loosing all your important data and information. • You also will not need to buy expensive hardware that supports Mac OS and Windows. I.e hardware compatibility is not an issue here. • A PC with a decent hardware configuration: For e.g. At least a dual core CPU, 40 GB harddrive space, 4 GB of RAM e.t.c. • Vmware Player/ Workstation: Vmware player is a free version software, whereas Workstation is a premium software. But Vmware workstation does come with a 30 day trial subscription that you can activate by entering you email id after installing and running the application for the first time. • Mac OS X Image/ Installer: I am using a Mac Os X 10.7 installer for this tutorial. This is just me playing safe and nothing else. Because this will be the base installer and you can upgrade/update to most latest version easily for free. Since not all users will have a high end system, Mac OS X 10.7 should install fine on all the system. • Vmware Unlocker: This Unlocks the Vmware software for the installation of Mac Os X On vmware. Contents • • • • • • • Step 1: Installing The Vmware Application Downloading and installing the Vmware application is pretty straight forward. • Download the application for the link provided above. • Open the installer and follow the instructions. • After you run the application for the first time, if it is vmware workstation enter your email and activate the trial period. If it is just a player you should be good to go. Step 2: Unlocking Vmware For Installing Mac OS Guest After installing Vmware Workstation and getting through the trial activation. Now you need to unlock the vmware player. It is because by default, the software does not support installation of Mac OS on it. • Download the unlocker and extract it. • You should see something like shown below. • Right click on the file “win-install” and click “Run as Administrator”. • A command window will pop up and run some lines of codes. You just need to wait till it finished its thing. • After the process is done, the command window should automatically close Step 3: Installing Mac OS X on the virtual machine Now that the virtual machine has been unlocked, you are all set to install Mac OS on the virtual machine. • Fire up the vmware workstation player. • On the dashboard, click on “ Create a New Virtual Machine”. • Set the configuration type to “Custom(advanced)”and click next. • Under “Hardware Compatibility” select workstation 10.0. • On the operating system window, select “I will install the operating system later” radio button and hit next. • Now select “ Apple Mac OS X” on the given list and Mac OS X 10.7 on the version. Note: If you do not see “Apple Mac OS X” listed, you need to go back to step 2 and unlock your Vmware again. Restart your PC, do it again and come back here.
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