[Novalug] Re: VMplayer now works from my XP desktop!!!! (Windows virtualization)

[Ken Kauffman]

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Keep in mind the EULA specifies that only Vista Ulimate is allowed to be
loaded in VMware.  The first two versions are disallowed.  I can't keep
track of all the names for Vista. :)

K

Michael Hughes wrote:
> On 2/12/07, Kevin Dwyer <kevin at pheared.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 10:59:43PM -0500, Michael Hughes wrote:
>> > If anyone else installs the VMWare Player, here's a very useful trick
>> > to install VMWare Tools.  The purpose of this is to enhance screen
>> > resolution, allow full-screen, and allow the mouse and keyboard to
>> > enjoy what I think is termed "sloppy-focus":
>> >
>> http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Installing_VMware_Tools_with_VMware_Player.html
>>
>>
>>
>> If you use VMWare Server, you click a menu item and voila, the tools are
>> installed.
>>
>> -kpd
> 
> 
> Right - but the advantage of using the Player rather than the Server
> is the footprint.  The player is less resource-intensive and in my
> experience, runs bit faster.
> 
> BTW - did some testing last night and Vista is being problematic using
> the above solution.  It doesn't seem to want to mount the windows.iso
> file using a virtual CDROM driver.  Maybe I'll try burning it to an
> actual CD.
> 
> -Mike
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