Hi Georg, Well the server product is only needed if you want to run a virtual machine on a server. The server edition runs as a service and does not need you to be loged into the system. For your project vmWare workstation will be fine. Hope this helps! Regards! Alexander -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Kellerer, Georg (LfU) Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. Mai 2009 11:54 An: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: confused about vmware Hi list, i wanted to start with virtualization but now i am a bit confused. I know some of you guys use vmware so i hope you are able to help me. what exactly do i need to create a virtual machine on my Desktop pc? I just want to get Ubuntu with Orca running on my System under Winxp pro. should i use vmware server or which other vmware product would be useful? I read something about vmware workstation: When exactly do I need this? Thanks alot for your help to a novice. greetings, Georg __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind