These are the installation instructions for VMware Fusion: According to Apple's licensing policies, you are allowed to virtualize Lion client. If you prefer, you can create a virtual machine in VirtualBox (freeware), VMware Fusion or Parallels and install Lion. I would recommend that you install Lion on an external harddrive to avoid overwriting your current installation. The Mac will start up from the DVD disc and the Lion installation routine will start. Insert the DVD disc and restart your Mac while pressing C. You can also create a bootable flash drive. Insert a DVD in your optical drive, right click the DMG file and select 'Burn 'InstallESD.dmg' to Disc.'. The file called 'InstallESD.dmg' is a Lion image in ISO format. Right-click the installer and select 'Show Package Contents':.You can either install Lion on your Mac or create a virtual machine:Īfter download is complete the installer (Applications>Install Mac OS Lion) will start, but unfortunately will immediately abort with this error message: You should see an item called 'OS X Lion'.

Open the App Store and select Store>Purchases from the menu bar. You can download OS X 10.7 (Lion) from the App Store by signing in with your Apple ID:

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