How to run BackTrack 5 in Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7

Got Backtrack 5? know how to use it on Windows Virtual PC in WIndows 7 ?

Got Windows 7 and prefer using Windows Virtual PC over Virtual Box or VMWare then you are in the right place.


Downloads Required.

1. Windows Virtual PC [validation required - if you do not have genuine windows download virtual PC hereor make your windows genuine ! for free]
2. Backtrack  5 ISO -Gnome or KDE but NOT ARM 

How to run BackTrack 5 in WIndows Virtual PC , after configuring correctly!


After installing , Windows Virtual PC and enabling Hardware Virtualisation , you are set up to run BackTrack 5.

1. Start > Windows Virtual PC > Windows Virtual PC

Now click Create Virtual Machine

Give a name like BackTrack 5 and click next.

Now specify the amount of RAM , remember NEVER give more than 50 % of your RAM to a VM !

Check the enable computer network connections and click next .

Now create a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk .

Now you will see a .vmcx file , right click it and go to settings.

Go to the Networking tab and in Network Adapter #1 Select Shared Networking (NAT) or else networking will NOT work!

Now go to DVD drive tab there select open an ISO image and select the location where the backtrack 5 iso is present!

Now Click OK and double click the .vmcx file and backtrack will run!