Download and install VMWare Workstation. But to do that, you need to disable Hyper-V first. Download VMWare unlocker and run windows/install.cmd script. It allows to choose Mac OS X system during VM creation later on. Convert Mac OS X image (Mountain Lion in my case) from.dmg to.iso (using dmg2img).
This simple guide is for those who want to try out Apple’s Macintosh OS X on VMware Workstation in Windows platform. The basic requirements are:- A PC running Windows x86 or x64
- VMware Workstation 8
- Download the following files:
- Mac OS X Lion VMware Files.exe (Size: 2.42MB)
- Mac OS X Lion Retail Bootable .vmdk (For VMware) (A bit torrent of size 4.12GB)
- Download & Install macOS Unlocker on VMware Workstation/Player. Now, when you dot some idea about unlocker and you got how it works. Unlocker comes in when you install macOS or any other version of Mac on VMware. While installing any macOS operating system on VMware you will be asked to choose an operating system.
- Therefore, you need Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 DMG file. Here I will provide you the download link. And download VMware Player also, then download Unlocker from below-given link. Download Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 6 part Google Drive; Download macOS Unlocker for VMware Workstation 11/12/14/15; Mac OS X Yosemite on VMware.
- 4) Open “Mac OS X Lion.vmx” file in VMware workstation. This file is located under Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1 VMware Image Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1 VMware Image Mac OS X Lion in extracted location. You can modify the virtual machine’s settings according to configuration of your physical machine. Increasing RAM size and processors (cores) can be.
For illustration purpose, the following example will attempt to patch VMware Workstation 8 binary files:
- First, extract the download file Mac OS X Lion VMware files.exe.using any file archive utility like 7-Zip or double click the .exe to extract the files.
- Open command prompt (cmd) in Administrator Account.
- Navigate to extracted folder “VMware Workstation Unlocker - Windows' and run install.cmd:
Prepare a Mac OS X machine
Extract pre-configure Mac OS X Lion VMware workstation files from Mac OS X Lion VMware Files.exe in a new folder:Start the virtual machine Mac OS X Lion.vmx. A dialog prompt for the virtual machine instance state:
Press “I copied it” button to state the virtual machine is a cloned instance.
Prepare Mac OS X Installation
The machine setting may change to suit the environment. e.g.: Memory size.Next, add Mac OS X Lion Installer disk (Mac OS X Lion Installer.vmdk) by creating a new VMware hard disk.
Start Mac OS X Machine
Power on the virtual machine. A Mac OS X installation screen should appear as follow:Prepare a disk for Mac OS X installation
Next, start Disk Utility to prepare a disk for Mac OS X installation:Create a new Mac OS X partition by using the Erase option. A label for the new disk may specify in the option:
Confirm the Erase operation:
Start Mac OS X Installation
Follow the screen instruction to continue Mac OS X installation:Vmware Workstation For Mac Os Lion 10.8
Confirm the installation on the new disk created:The installation may take a while to finish:
Finish Mac OS X Installation
Finally, the Mac OS X installed and the first screen appear as follow:.png "Lion")
VMware tools provide few GUI enhancement experience for Mac OS X guest. Download VMware tools ISO for OS X here. Follow the following steps to install VMware tools in OS X:Vmware Workstation For Mac Os
- Extract a ISO file (darwin.iso) from the zip archive file
- Mount the ISO file to Mac OS X Guest operating system
- Start Mac OS X guest system.
- Open Finder from OS X desktop and select CD/DVD ROM device.
- Double click Install VMware Tools icon to start VMware tools installation
- Follow the screen instruction to complete installation.
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- How To Install Fully Functional Mac OS X Lion Virtual Machine inside Windows 7 [UPDATE: 10.7.3]. URL: http://www.windows7hacker.com/index.php/2011/09/how-to-install-fully-functional-mac-os-x-lion-virtual-machine-inside-windows-7/