Select the guest operating system that will run in the virtual machine.
The guest operating systems listed are those supported by VMware Workstation. Select an operating system from this list that is closest to the operating system you are going to run in the virtual machine. The operating system choice is used to name the virtual machine and to select the amount of memory with which to configure the virtual machine.Guest operating systems that are not listed may also run but may not be officially supported by VMware Workstation. If you choose to run an unsupported guest operating system, choose the Other option. Consult the VMware Web site for the most recent list of supported and unsupported guest operating systems.