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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-vm-wizard-name-os">
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| 4 | <title>Specify Name and Operating System</title>
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| 5 | <!--7.1: Subtype field added -->
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>
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| 8 | <ol id="ol_s3f_d13_4bc">
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| 9 | <li>Give the virtual machine (VM) a name. The name you enter is shown in the machine list in
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| 10 | <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and is also used for the virtual
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| 11 | machine's files on disk. Be sure to assign each VM an informative name that describes the
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| 12 | OS and software running on the VM. For example, <codeph>Windows 10 with
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| 13 | Visio</codeph>.</li>
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| 14 | <li>Select the location where VMs are stored on your computer, called the machine folder.
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| 15 | Ensure that the folder location has enough free space, especially if you intend to use the
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| 16 | snapshots feature. See also <xref href="vboxconfigdata-machine-folder.dita">The Machine
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| 17 | Folder</xref>.</li>
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| 18 | <li>Select the ISO image file for the operating system you intend to install on the new VM. The image file can
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| 19 | be used directly to install an OS on the new VM as part of an unattended installation, or it can be attached
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| 20 | to a DVD drive on the new VM. If the image contains more than one edition, select the edition you want to
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| 21 | use.</li>
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| 22 | <li><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will populate the <b>Type</b>,
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| 23 | <b>Subtype</b>, and <b>Version</b> fields if it can detect the operating system in the
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| 24 | ISO. If it cannot detect the OS, then set these according to your OS. For example, if the
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| 25 | <b>Type</b> is Linux, the <b>Subtype</b> might be Oracle Linux and the <b>Version</b>
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| 26 | might be Oracle Linux 8.x (64-bit). <p>The supported OSs are grouped into types. If you
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| 27 | want to install something very unusual that is not listed, select the <b>Other</b> type.
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| 28 | Depending on your selection, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will
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| 29 | enable or disable certain VM settings that your guest OS may require. This is
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| 30 | particularly important for 64-bit guests (see <xref
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| 31 | href="intro-64bitguests.dita#intro-64bitguests"/>) but you must always set this field
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| 32 | to the correct value.</p></li>
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| 33 | <li>By default, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will install the chosen OS using the ISO
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| 34 | image provided, if the image supports unattended installation. See also <xref
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| 35 | href="create-vm-wizard-unattended-install.dita#create-vm-wizard-unattended-install"/>.<p>If you prefer to
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| 36 | install the OS manually, you can disable the unattended guest operating system install feature by selecting
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| 37 | <b outputclass="bold">Skip Unattended Installation</b>. In that case, the selected ISO image is mounted
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| 38 | automatically on the DVD drive of the new VM and you must install the OS from there.</p><p>Not all images
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| 39 | support unattended installation.</p></li>
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| 40 | <li>Click Next to <xref
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| 41 | href="create-vm-wizard-unattended-install.dita#create-vm-wizard-unattended-install"/>
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| 42 | (if using) or to <xref href="create-vm-wizard-hardware.dita"/>.</li>
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| 43 | </ol>
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| 44 | </p>
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| 45 | </body>
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| 47 | </topic>
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