Your final step in this process is to install the Virtual Machine Additions on each virtual machine. This component includes features designed to improve the integration and performance of a virtual machine. A guest operating system cannot be used efficiently until the Virtual Machine Additions is installed. Since it is not installed by default when you install R2, you must do so afterwards using the process outlined below.

1. Open the Administration Web site.
2. In the navigation pane, under Virtual Machines, point to Configure and then click the appropriate virtual machine.
3. In Status, point to the virtual machine name, and then click Turn On.
4. Once the virtual machine has started, point to the virtual machine name and then click Remote Control.
5. Log on to the virtual machine using an account with administrative privileges.
6. Once the guest operating system is loaded, press the HOST KEY to release the mouse pointer, and then in the lower-left corner under Navigation, click Configure virtual_machine_name.
7. In Configuration, click Virtual Machine Additions and then click Install Virtual Machine Additions. Click OK.
8. Under Status, point to the virtual machine name and click Remote Control.
9. Click in the Remote Control window to return to the guest operating system. The Virtual Machine Additions installation wizard will start. Proceed through the wizard.
10. Once the wizard is complete, you will be prompted to restart the virtual machine to complete the installation.

You will now have a fully functional VS2005 R2 server and a virtual machine running inside of it.

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