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How to create a virtual hard drive in Windows 7

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As the latest released Windows platform, Microsoft Windows 7 system introduced a lots of brand new features for users, most of which are first appeared in Windows OS. such as: touch screen, virtual PC running condition. Well, if you want to develop programs in a virtual condition, Windows 7 allows you to create a virtual hard drive that you can save and install necessary tools there. Now you are able to look at the following instructions how to create a virtual hard drive in Windows 7.

1. Right click "My Computer" icon on Windows 7 desktop, click "Manage" from the menu, the Computer Management screen opens click on Disk Management then Action and Create VHD.

2. Browse to the directory you want the disk to reside, choose the size you want it to be, and select dynamic or a fixed. If you want the disk to expand in size as you add files to it, then pick Dynamically expanding. Check Fixed size if you want a specific size and for it to stay that way.

3. In Disk Management you will see the virtual drive listed as unallocated space. To begin using it you'll need to Right-click and select Initialize Disk. In the initialize disk box just keep MBR selected and hit OK.

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