
The upgrade to Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 Combo Update (Intel) from the Apple support site is required. Once the installation is complete, you can eject the installation DVD and boot into your new virtual machine. Start the virtual machine and follow the on-screen instructions to install Mac OS X Tiger. Mount the Mac OS X Tiger installation DVD in the virtual machine. Create a virtual hard drive of at least 8 GB in size.

Allocate at least 512 MB of RAM for the virtual machine. Choose the type of operating system you want to install as “Mac OS X” and the version as “Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)”. Start VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine. The whole process should take less than an hour. Once you have those two things, you can simply create a new virtual machine in VirtualBox and start the installation process. You need to have a copy of the Mac OS X Tiger installation DVD and a computer with a CPU that supports hardware virtualization. Tips for speeding up Virtual PC from Microsoft.Installing Mac OS X Tiger on VirtualBox is pretty simple and straightforward. €œalternative solutions offered by Apple and other vendors, combined with a fully packaged retail copy of Windows, will satisfy this need.†Microsoft note on Cancellation of Virtual PC for Mac OS X:

– Virtual PC for Mac OS X will cease development after Version 7.0. NOTE: This will not run on Intel-based Macs

* Upgrade cards and accelerators are not supported * Peripherals: Mouse or compatible pointing device * Storage: CD-ROM drive (or connection to a local area network if installing a network) * Display: 1024 x 768 resolution monitor displaying thousands of colors * Operating system: Mac OS X Version 10.2.8 Mac OS X Version 10.3 Mac OS X Version 10.4.1 or later. * Hardware: A 700 MHz native* PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 processor Various Editions: Virtual PC Edition selection If you do not have a copy of Windows XP, you can purchase Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.0 with Windows XP Home at It’s also available with Office 2004 for Mac, Professional Edition.

Available for Purchase: Without Windows (you provide your own copy), it’s around $120 at.
