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Virtual Windows
I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have
'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS |
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MJS wrote:
I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS I think you're looking for Virtual PC. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx gls858 |
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Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "MJS" wrote: | I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have | 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot | configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an | app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could | run... | | This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where | you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you | deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, | because they could easily revert the virtual system. | | I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can | run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a | virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software | doesn't do something to mess my production up. | | OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply | and let me know. | | Thanks, | MS |
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MJS wrote:
I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS I was using a computer lab for a while that reloaded a default installation from a network server each time a workstation was booted. As I understand it, the Network Interface Cards (NICs) acted as the boot drive and contained code that accessed the server over a LAN and copied the Windows installation from an image on the server. |
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Can also be done with Alcohol 120
"MJS" wrote in message ... I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS |
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The OP is looking for Virtual PC 2004 or Virtual Server 2005 for running
Windows (all flavors) on an XP desktop as an alternative for setting up a multiboot computer. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "RobertVA" wrote in message ... MJS wrote: I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS I was using a computer lab for a while that reloaded a default installation from a network server each time a workstation was booted. As I understand it, the Network Interface Cards (NICs) acted as the boot drive and contained code that accessed the server over a LAN and copied the Windows installation from an image on the server. |
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But Windows OS's run under VPC are supported by Microsoft PSS.
-- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Glenn Shumaker" wrote in message ... Can also be done with Alcohol 120 "MJS" wrote in message ... I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS |
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The OP is not talking about virtual cd/dvd drives, but about virtual
computers running a variety of operating systems in windows on his XP desktop. For example, running Windows 98SE and Windows XP Pro on the same computer simultaneously and being able to drag and drop beween the desktops, and so on, without having to partition or reboot. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Glenn Shumaker" wrote in message ... Can also be done with Alcohol 120 "MJS" wrote in message ... I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS |
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"MJS" wrote in message
... I remember a while back seeing a setup where there was a way to have 'virtual' Windows installed... i.e., like having a multiple boot configuration, but instead of multiple booting, once booted up, there was an app that was run that would have other 'virtual systems' that you could run... This was used at a training facility... they had their system setup where you were actually working on a 'virtual machine' on the system, so if you deleted files, messed up network settings, etc... it didn't really matter, because they could easily revert the virtual system. I'm wanting this capability so I can have a separate 'system' in which I can run beta software... so the beta software would actually be installed on a virtual machine, not my production machine... you know, so the beta software doesn't do something to mess my production up. OK.. if you have any ideas what the heck I'm talking about... please reply and let me know. Thanks, MS For virtual machines running on the same host: Microsoft's Virtual PC VMware As to which is the better product, that depends on what how you intend to use it. VMware is the better performer for speed and also for isolation of the VMs so it is the better choice for multiple concurrent OS'es for programming activities but it is more expensive. Some reviews were found at: http://usuarios.lycos.es/hernandp/articles/vpcvs.html http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1054 (a bit dated) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1134681,00.asp http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/virtualpc2004.asp Could be you were remotely accessing another PC from your host: VNC, UltraVNC, RealVNC, or TightVNC Symantec PCAnywhere Some hosts lets you add a daughtercard which provides an entire hardware platform on which to run the guest OS. Several years ago, we has some Solaris boxes that had a daughtercard on which to run Windows (i.e., a host within a host). You were running an actual and separate instance of the guest OS on its own hardware. I wasn't involved in the experiment so I have no experience on how well that worked. -- __________________________________________________ __________ Post your replies to the newsgroup. Share with others. E-mail reply: Remove "NIXTHIS" and add "#VS811" to Subject. __________________________________________________ __________ |
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