Vista running as guest operating system in VMWare


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Still hesitating trying out Vista because you don't want to wreck your running operating system just to taste Microsoft's new Vista operating system? Checkout VMWare. I was a skeptic at first but know I'm a believer. I was able to get Vista running on my XP machine and didn't to ruin my system to do it.

** Update: This post of course needed an update as it talks about Windows Vista. With Windows 10 and 11 available now, Widows Vista is just a distant memory and for some a nightmare. I believe it was good attempt to bridge the old Windows operating systems with newer technologies that incorporate online access for applications and system operations. In addition, some fundamental operating system attributes were updated to accommodate the changing needs of users and enterprises supporting these systems. they all still need to be supported. 


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2 comments:

Puppet said...

I tried running VMWare on an Windows XP SP2 desktop (host) and had Vista as the guest operating system. It worked great. I did have a slight problem with the NIC however in Vista as the guest desktop operating system. I was able to get through that problem by editing the configuration file for the virtual machine. I want to check out Microsoft's Virtual PC too.

Anonymous said...

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