PURPOSE: To create a virtual instance that is useful to testing different environments and not to risk our own OS in case anything goes wrong.

Install VirtualBox
Install VirtualBox Extension Pack
Install Virtual Machine with Windows 2008
Run VirtualBox
Click New
Name it W_OBIEE11g
OS Type Microsoft Windows: Windows 2008
Base Memory Size 2048 minimum (4096 recommended) Keep in multiples of 8 e.g. 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 etc.
Check Boot Hard Disk, Create new hard disk
Dynamically expanding storage
Location: Win_OBIEE11g Size: 70GB

Click the Virtual Machine you just created and then click settings
System/Motherboard disable Floppy
System/Processor enable as many possible
System/Accelleration Check both boxes.
Display/Video Memory Set to the Max
Storage/Empty Click the Disk icon on the far right
Click choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file...
Browse for Windows 2008 iso that was downloaded
Shared Folders/
Click the + folder icon
Click the down arrow for Folder Path
Click Other...
Browse to the location of all your downloaded files
Check Auto-mount
Click OK to exit the Settings window.

Start the Virtual Machine
Use Left Command Key (Mac)/Right Ctrl (Windows) key to move mouse pointer in and out of Virtual Machine until Guest Additions are Installed in future steps
Install Windows 2008 Enterprise
Uncheck Automatically activate Windows when I'm online
Click No
Click Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Full Installation)
Check I have selected the edition of Windows that I purchased
Check I accept the licence terms
Click Custom (advanced)

Change Password to Welcome123
In Initial Configuration Tasks, click Provide computer name and domain
Click the Change... button
Change Computer name to WOBIEE11g
Restart Later
In Initial Configuration Tasks check Do not show this window at logon, then close.

In Server Manager check Do not show me this console at logon and close the window.
Press Left Command Key (Mac)/Right Ctrl (Windows) key + D then Run VBOXWindowsAdditions.exe or.....
Click Devices at the top of the Virtual Machine
Click Install Guest Additions...
Click Run VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe

Press Left Command Key (Mac)/Right Ctrl (Windows) key + del to log on