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Building a CRM 2011 Sandbox on my PC

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I am going to build a CRM 2011 standalone sandbox on my PC for the purpose of preparing for the Customization and Configuration certification test. My computer is running Windows 7 so my plan is to use VirtualBox so I can mount and run Hyper-V images. My question is this: Since Windows 8 supports Hyper-V images should I upgrade my operating system to Windows 8 before building my sandbox? Is it worth the trouble or should I just use VirtualBox?

Thanks in advance,

Gary

Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:33 AM

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Hi,

you can choose the way you prefer, Virtualbox or Windows 8 Hyper-V. Here some links:

http://blog.customereffective.com/blog/2012/01/microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-standalone-on-virtualbox.html

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharper/archive/2012/06/29/create-your-own-dynamics-crm-2011-lab-environment-on-windows-8-client-with-hyper-v.aspx

you can also consider to activate a 30 days CRM Online trial: (is a good option if you want to test crm for preparing your exam)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/crm-free-trial-overview.aspx
- Proposed as answer by Guido PreiteMVP Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:54 AM
- Edited by Guido PreiteMVP Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:55 AM
- Marked as answer by GaryMKane Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:24 PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:54 AM