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 ** ''Availability Zone'': There is only one zone; do not change its name.
 ** ''Instance Name'': Enter a name for your virtual machine. It is best to follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname#Restrictions_on_valid_host_names rules] for valid host names.
-** ''Flavor'': The flavor defines virtual machine hardware specifications; choose the 'p2-3gb' flavor.<p>The Windows image is quite large and requires a large bootable drive. C-flavors, as described [[Virtual_machine_flavors|here]], only have root drives of 20 GB, choosing a "p" flavor allows for larger root volumes. The smallest "p" flavor has 1.5 GB of RAM and from experience this is too little to run Windows well. Choosing a slightly larger flavor, such as "p2-3gb", improves the performance of the VM.</p>
+** ''Flavor'': The flavor defines virtual machine hardware specifications; choose a flavor begining with 'windows' one should have been provided to your project when you joined the pilot.
 ** ''Instance Count'': Number of virtual machines to create.
 ** ''Instance Boot Source'': What source should be used to boot the VM; choose ''Boot from Image (creates new volume)''.