Leave window open, can be minimized, do not clickĩ. Click Next until you pass the PreScan window. Then, double-click the Windows Search service.įinally, click to stop it, and DISABLE the service by selecting disable and clicking OK.ħ. Others have said stop the Windows Search service.ĭo so now by opening Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services. If necessary, use Microsoft Toolkit to install language packsĦ.

Run Microsoft Toolkit, last tab, click Installer folderīutton and point to Office folder on desktop. Copy all files from Office 2013 installer to folder onī. If necessary, use Microsoft Toolkit to convert Office 2013Ī. (You will run Office from either the folder onĤ. Or mount the ISO/CD in the virtual machine. Copy all OFFICE 2013 install files to a folder on the desktop, Install Windows 7 32-bit, then SP1 (if Win7 doesn't have SP1).ģB. NET 4.0 for Windows 7 ((my vmware com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/5_0).ġ.

You'll need Windows 7 (any version), Office 2013 Pro Plus (volume prefered, but you can convert retail using Microsoft Toolkit - forums mydigitallife info/threads/28669-Microsoft-Toolkit-Official-KMS-Solution-for-Microsoft-Products), ThinApp 4.7.3, KMS Server (forums mydigitallife info/threads/41010-KMSEmulator-KMS-Client-and-Server-Emulation-Source). I never use Outlook/Lync/Infopath/Sharepoint, so there might be additional issues with these programs.Įxtensive testing has not been conducted on this method yet, but since it closely follows the instructions for XP, 20, which I've virtualized and run successfully for years, it's likely these steps will work fine with a few exceptions awaiting tweaks. Will be testing solutions to getting Help to work. Many thanks to Tito, Codyqx4, and Pantagruel for their helpful posts in getting this to work! =Dīeen wrestling with this for 7200+ hours (always sounds better than a week ,) but have finally got it figured out for the most part (except Help).

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