In fact though the title of this tiny article tells (or yells?) Windows 7 Beta on Mac. The procedure is kind of generic and can be used for any other supported guest OS' as well.
There are brilliant articles on this including the step-by-step kind of ones with screen-captures for example http://weblogs.java.net/blog/aditya_dada/archive/2009/02/using_suns_virt_1.html.
Actually if one knows the basics its a very simple and straight forward procedure. Here I'll try to capture the steps involved.
1. Download Sun Microsystems' virtual machine for the respective OS. In this case I tried for Mac.
2. Install the Virtual Machine on the host operating system. i.e. the OS that hosts the "guest" or other operating system. In this case Mac OS X is the host and Windows 7 Beta is the guest.
3. Download the beta/release of your guest OS if you've not done that before or keep the CD/DVD ready if you already have a licensed one. I presume and advise that you are going to use only legal software. If you choose any Open Source software then you are encouraged to do so.
4. Start the "Virtual Machine" application and walk through the installation steps of the "Virtual Machine Wizard" and voila you'll have guest OS installed and is available in an application window.
Try it. You'll love it. Hope you liked the sample captures on top left of this article :)
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