1. Download Vmware Workstation 7 (current version on vmware.com) make sure it includes the Vmware tools otherwise you will have to manually download it from here 2. You need Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (to create the cluster). 3. Install VMWare Workstation, configure a VM with these attributes : Hardware RAM: 320Mb HDD0: SCSI, 4 GB CDROM Ethernet 1: Bridged Ethernet 2: Host-only Options Advanced: Enable Template mode 4. Install Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition on it (if you are not planning to install too