diff --git a/snippets/vmm-procedure-start.xml b/snippets/vmm-procedure-start.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0626c4713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/vmm-procedure-start.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<!DOCTYPE procedure [
+  <!ENTITY % entities SYSTEM "../common/generic-entities.ent">
+  %entities;
+]>
+<procedure xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"  version="5.2"
+  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" 
+  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+  <step>
+    <para>
+      Start &vmm; by running the <command>virt-manager</command> command from the command line.
+    </para>
+  </step>
+  <step>
+    <para>
+      Left-click the virtual machine that you need to view or modify from the list of virtual
+      machines and select <guimenu>Open</guimenu>.
+    </para>
+  </step>
+  <step>
+    <para>
+      In the virtual machine&apos;s console window, select <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
+      <guimenu>Details</guimenu> </menuchoice> from the menu, or click <guimenu>Show virtual
+      hardware details</guimenu> in the toolbar.
+    </para>
+  </step>
+</procedure>
diff --git a/tasks/vm-configure-boot-vmm.xml b/tasks/vm-configure-boot-vmm.xml
index 194a73966..d56ba2f67 100644
--- a/tasks/vm-configure-boot-vmm.xml
+++ b/tasks/vm-configure-boot-vmm.xml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
   </info>
   <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-short-description.xml"/>
   <procedure>
-    <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-step1.xml"/>
+    <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-procedure-start.xml" xpointer="xmlns(d=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//d:step)"/>
+<!-- <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-step1.xml"/>
     <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-step2.xml"/>
-    <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-step3.xml"/>
+    <xi:include href="../snippets/vmm-step3.xml"/> -->
     <step>
       <para>
         Click <guimenu>Boot Options</guimenu> to view options that affect the &vmguest; boot