Virtual Machine Software
Mar 18, 2007 | 5:38 pm
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Virtual Machine Software
Microsoft has Virtual PC 2007 available for free, and VMWare has a free version, don't know the specific product name.
I'm going to put one or the other on my laptop (2gb RAM, Core2Duo) for testing applications and running alternate operating systems.
Does anyone know which has a lower overhead on the host operating system, or better general performance?
Any other comments on the relative merits of one or the other would be welcome.
I'm going to put one or the other on my laptop (2gb RAM, Core2Duo) for testing applications and running alternate operating systems.
Does anyone know which has a lower overhead on the host operating system, or better general performance?
Any other comments on the relative merits of one or the other would be welcome.
Mar 18, 2007 | 10:53 pm
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I only have limited experience with VMWare's offering, but one thing it can do which MS's offerings cannot do is run 64-bit virtual machines. To do that though, you need to be running a 64-bit OS as well.
Microsoft's products can run on a 64-bit OS, but they are only capable of running 32-bit virtual machines.
Another possibly useful feature is that VMWare offers USB support on their products while VPC and Virtual Server do not. If you require USB support (dongle or something), that may make VMWare the more attractive option for you.
Microsoft's products can run on a 64-bit OS, but they are only capable of running 32-bit virtual machines.
Another possibly useful feature is that VMWare offers USB support on their products while VPC and Virtual Server do not. If you require USB support (dongle or something), that may make VMWare the more attractive option for you.