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Download Virtual Machine for Windows Vista (IE7, Linux, VirtualBox version)

The original links (broken)

https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.001
https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.002
https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.003
https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.004
https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.005

Alternative links on Internet Archive (working)

https://web.archive.org/web/20150304115337if_/https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.001
https://web.archive.org/web/20150304115650if_/https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.002
https://web.archive.org/web/20150304120012if_/https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.003
https://web.archive.org/web/20150304120343if_/https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.004
https://web.archive.org/web/20150304120728if_/https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE7/Linux/IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.005

Usage

First, save the above links to ie7-vista.txt.

Download the files:

wget -ci ie7-vista.txt

Combine the fragments into one ZIP file:

cat IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? > IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Unarchive the file:

unzip IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

After these procedures, a file IE7 - Vista.ova will be generated. Then you can import it into VirtualBox.

Known issues

  1. It is no longer able activate the Windows Vista machine
  2. TODO
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