It's always nice to try out new things, for instance Windows 7. If not for any other reason than to see what the fuzz is about.

But trying a new operating system usually means that you need a computer to install it on. Trouble is that you usually don't have any spare computers lying around.

This is when you need a virtual machine, and EasyVMX is here to help you. Provided you have installed VMware Player and you have downloaded the ISO with Windows 7, you are now just a few steps away from installing Windows 7.

First, go to the Super Simple virtual machine creator. Now follow these steps:

• Fill in a name for your new virtual machine.
• Select "Windows Vista" from the list of operating systems.
• Assign some memory to the virtual machine. 1024MB would be nice, if you can spare it.
• Windows 7 needs about 5GB of disk for the install. Choose maybe 10GB, or more if you need it.
• Enter the name of the ISO file you have downloaded, and check the "Enable" box.
• Click "Create Virtual Machine", and download your freshly created virtual machine. (And give a donation, if you think I deserve it.)

You are now left with a zip-file. Extract it to a place of your liking, and move the Windows 7 ISO file into the same folder.

Double click on the file that ends with .vmx. VMware Player will start, and begin installing Windows 7. That's all there's to it!

Remember, this will work for any operating system. All you have to do is change the field "Virtual Machine Operating System" accordingly.