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manuleka
9 May 2008, 11:06am
just asking for any recommendation on a nice and easy to use free virtual machine

i have used MS Virtual PC 2007 and it seems to have alot of issue with Linux

i have tried VirtualBox which is really good.. just wanna see what other goods one are out there
Thrax
9 May 2008, 11:28am
I am very, very fond of VMWare. Simple to use, has never given me trouble, is very versatile, and their VMWare Workstation version is free.
kryyst
9 May 2008, 1:35pm
For windows VMware is the king. On Mac's I keep flipping back and forth between VMware and Parallels.

Another option, depending on what you want out of linux on your windows box is to check out andLinux. It runs linux inside of windows, but not in a pure virtual machine it's more of a merger. I've been testing it now for a few days and I quite like it. It's deb based and is less of a system hog then a VM.
QCH
9 May 2008, 2:16pm
VMware is a god... I know VMware server (http://www.vmware.com/products/server/) is free and has most of the same features as the workstation which is not free (unless Thrax knows something that I do not).

We use VMware Server on Linux to run Windows... We use VMware Server on Windows to run Linux... All proven and works great.
manuleka
9 May 2008, 8:25pm
i find it confusing on the vmware.com site... can some one direct me to the right download for desktop virtual machine? cheers... can't wait to try vmware

is it free?
kryyst
9 May 2008, 9:51pm
You want VMware server - which is the free one. You do have to register though to get the serial number

http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
QCH
9 May 2008, 9:53pm
Version 1.05
manuleka
9 May 2008, 10:45pm
i'm quite unfamiliar with vmware... what is the diference between vmware server and vmware desktop?

i mean i'm using a laptop (ASUS G1S) which i will upgrade its ram to max 4GB (currently 2GB)... i'm using Virtualisation for learning purposes of other OS and stuff

i'm using Windows Vista Ultimate
QCH
10 May 2008, 4:36am
VMware server is really the same. The differences are not noticeable for most casual users. Server is free and workstation is not.
manuleka
10 May 2008, 9:36am
i get the prompt "VMware Server were built for server OS... it may have issues with your OS etc etc..."

anyone tried VMWare Server on Vista Ultimate?
QCH
10 May 2008, 5:01pm
Not Ultimate but I have it installed and working on Vista Business. :thumbsup: