Re: Possibly OT, VMWare?

  • From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:33:48 +0300

You don't ruin Windows if you use a virtual machine which sits on the internal 
hard disk.

The image is just a file, or better said just a group of files that sit in a 
directory and that you need to open that file with VMWareWorkstation or VMWare 
Player.

I have even tested a Windows XP image installed under Win XP, and the second 
Win XP (the image) was pretty accessible. Of course, the speed was not as good 
as of the main Win XP, but I could make different tests on it.

But I didn't know how to configure the networking part of the images in order 
to have access to the internet, to be able to run a web server in the image OS 
and access it from the main OS and viceversa.

Octavian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: Possibly OT, VMWare?


> Hi, I would use either VmWare Server or the more accessible VirtualBox. 
> Sorry I can't be of any more help, but I do have a question. What, in terms 
> of performance, would it be like if I ran a virtual machine from my external 
> hard disk compared to if I ran it from my internal one? I'd like to run the 
> new version of Ubuntu when it comes out, but don't wish to ruin my Windows 
> installation if you know what I mean. Thanks in advance for answering my 
> questions! I never thought we could discuss this here.
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christy Schulte" <christy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:27 PM
> Subject: Possibly OT, VMWare?
> 
> 
> I've seen some discussion on this list regarding VMWare, and it sounded like 
> this would make it possible to run linux and windows on the same machine at 
> the same time. Seeing as how I very much want to get back into the linux 
> scene for both personal and potentially future professional reasons I find 
> this a fascinating prospect, so I did a little research. However, everything 
> I'm seeing looks like it's intended for large businesses and data centers, 
> which would be way, way over what I'd need for a single home computer.
> 
> so my questions are as follows. Am I even on the right track as to what 
> VMWare can do, and is it possible to do this without sighted assistance on a 
> computer that already has windows installed? If so, is the price worth it, 
> versus buying a new machine as a dedicated linux box? And if all this checks 
> out, can someone give me a suggestion for which product I need to look for 
> specifically?
> 
> I have a feeling that there's a hang up somewhere and that I'd just be 
> better off buying a new machine when I can actually afford it, but I figure 
> it never hurts to ask. If nothing else, I'll hopefully learn something. 
> VMWare wasn't covered in the networking class I just completed.
> 
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