[access-uk] Re: Vista on a Netbook
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:27:35 -0000
The last thing you would ever want to do on a netbook is run virtualisation
software for the following reasons:
1) A virtual machine must be given a chunk of your existing real RAM to
work when the VM is running. So typically if you were to have a 2GB machine
you may have to give the VM maybe 512 or perhaps 1GB of your system RAM whilst
stilling leaving something for the host operating system to work with. Most
netbooks don't have the RAM.
2) Machine virtualisation software is still reasonably processor intensive
it is not the kind of typical task most ordinary people to whom Netbooks are
marketed are doing right now.
3) Virtualisation per se is not without its problems either and most if
not all Access Tech (and even mainstream developers) will generally not support
their products on VMs.
If you must use VISTA find a none to expensive laptop that does it. There are
still smaller machines that are not as scaled down as Netbooks that would taks
VISTA around.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
Mail:
Tristram: tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Technical: Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
General - info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone:
Support line: 0845 634 7979
Sight and Sound Technology Limited is a company registered in England and
Wales, with company number 1408275.
Sight and Sound Technology
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
VAT Number - GB 860 2121 66.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Negoslav Sabev
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:39 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista on a Netbook
Yes, but don't virtualize on the netbook, because if you have 1gb ram, it
won't let you run vista, cause you need to give the virtual machine at least
1gb, and you have only one gb, and it's used by your real computer. The
virtual machine uses your real ram and hard drive space for storring the
virttual hard disks.
Negoslav
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:49 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista on a Netbook
> Yes. Vista would be too slow for 1 GB of RAM, even if it's the recommend
> amount. 2 GB is excellent for best results. Also, he could run
> virtualization software and create a virtual machine and operate Vista
> that way. Actually, virtualization is strongly recommended since you don't
> need to think about hardware and software requirements like you would have
> to if you were installing Vista for real.
>
> --
> Chris Hallsworth
> E-mail: CH9675@xxxxxxxxxxx
> MSN: CH9675@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Skype: chrishallsworth7266
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:09 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Vista on a Netbook
>
>
> Maybe you will be able to use Vista but the guy in Curry's said to me that
> Vista would be too slow on the NC10. Maybe he meant with the 1GB RAM.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Saqib
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:45 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Vista on a Netbook
>
>
> Hi. Is it possible to install Vista on a netbook? I'm thinking of getting
> a netbook and want to use Vista on it. I know I'll have to increase the
> RAM to 2GB to get a decent performance out of it but I don't know if these
> Netbooks are built to have Vista installed on them. I will be browsing for
> a netbook and the Samsung NC10 will be amongst my thoughts. I think it
> will be a toss up between the NC10 and the Advent 4213 which is a mobile
> broadband netbook as it has a simcard slot. Both machines are priced the
> same at £322.96.
>
> --
> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter.
> We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam.
> SPAMfighter has removed 1017 of my spam emails to date.
> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len
>
> The Professional version does not have this message
>
> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ** and in the Subject line type
> ** unsubscribe
> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
> ** immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
> ** or send a message, to
> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
>
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
Other related posts:
