[CLUE-Tech] VMWare

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I have been using VMWare 2.x for about a year to run NT under Linux. It works just great. However, I don't really have much use for it since my desktop machine runs Linux exclusively. IE works, PC/Anywhere VPN works. I only used PowerDesigner on the NT side.

The only nuisance I found was the CD-ROM (on audio) was high-jacked by VMWare and given to NT. The Linux CD players are way better than Losedoze ones.

A co-worker installed VMWare and ran the PC/Anywhere VPN client which has a tendency to blow away the NT file system. If you have a backup of the NT file system (one file on the Linux host), just restore it any you can work again. Saves days of re-installing NT and all the software.

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On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:51:12 -0700
"Ostdiek, Gerry" <Gerald_Ostdiek at jdedwards.com> wrote:

> My company is doing a trial of VMWare and picqued my interest from a Linux
> perspective. 
> I was wondering if anybody has any experience with the product under Linux
> before I drop $140 on it. 
> http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/marketlist.html?qk_srch=vmware&sour
> cecode=lcg&promocode=vmware
> It has the ability to create virtual machines from a Windoze box to run
> Linux, or other MS products, 
> or to run a Linux (SUSE, RedHAt, Turbolinux) box and to have a Virtual
> Machine running other LINUX versions or NT, 2000, and other MS products. 
> From the demo I have seen it seems promising, but I have only seen the
> Windows to Windows switch.
> Any experience would be helpful. 
> Does anybody have a copy they are not using and want to sell?
> 
> 
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