I wrote up a guide on how to install 5048 onto Vmware. The main problem (as pointed out here) is that Longhorn installer will not create the NTFS partition for you. Full details here: <a href="http://www.perfected.org/archives/2005/05/02/installing-longhorn-in-vmware/">http://www.perfected.org/archives/2005/05/02/installing-longhorn-in-vmware/</a>