Virtual Machines

[Slicksilver555]

Virtual machines have got to be the best invention ever. I'm running mandriva linux on one of my computers and Macintosh OSX Leopard on the other, but on those two computers, without dual booting, I have a total of 6 Operating Systems.
1. Windows 7
2. Windows Vista
3. Ubuntu Linux
4. Mandriva linux
5. Mac OSX Leopard
6. Gentoo Linux

Heres a picture of me installing Windows 7 on my mandriva computer:



Some Virtual Machine components are:

Windows: www.VMWare.com    (Free)
Mac: http://www.parallels.com/  ($50 USD)
Linux: http://www.virtualbox.org/ (free)

Discuss.

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[Azimuth]

My stuff computer can barely run XP on VirtualBox

[Slicksilver555]

My stuff computer can barely run XP on VirtualBox

What distro you running? I have 4gb RAM and a 1.5tb so I'm all set for windows7 lol.

[Miga]

I have 4mb RAM

God damn, how can you even run VirtualBox?!
I know you actually meant 4 GB. :D

[orange wolf]

:o

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Can this be used to... I don't know, trick a scanner into thinking I'm installing it into an XP?

[Slicksilver555]

:o

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Can this be used to... I don't know, trick a scanner into thinking I'm installing it into an XP?

Yes.

God damn, how can you even run VirtualBox?!
I know you actually meant 4 GB. :D

Lol just noticed that. Fixed.

[pen]

God damn, how can you even run VirtualBox?!
I know you actually meant 4 GB. :D

it would be funnier if he said he had said 4 bytes

[n0cturni]

I was thinking of virtually running win98 so I can hopefully play my older games.

[Slicksilver555]

I was thinking of virtually running win98 so I can hopefully play my older games.

They should run on XP.

[tapemaster21]

Virtualbox also works on Windows.
Is VMware free, and does it work well?

[Slicksilver555]

Virtualbox also works on Windows.
Is VMware free, and does it work well?

I would suggest VMware for windows, a lot more people use it and less bugs. Yes, it is free, and as I just said, works better then virtualbox. I was just pointing out what I recommended for each OS.

[Svenne]

They should run on XP.

DOS-games doesn't have sounds.

[Slicksilver555]

DOS-games doesn't have sounds.

What does that have to do with anything lol. They could beep, though :)