Laptop OS Virtualization?

[Kjel Anderson]

Hey Ted,

I am using VMWare running on top of Kubuntu. I have several Microsoft virtual 
machines running, each with different software installed. The nice thing 
about it is I can "pause" a virtual machine and then "resume" it later, 
totally circumventing the windows boot process. In my work flow I use the 
virtual windows for about ten minutes at a time, then pause it. So far, I 
have no complaints. I am using vmware 5 and Windows XP Professional. Another 
thing that is nice, is that vmware lets me share part of the linux partition 
as a mapped drive on Windows. I don't have to connect to the internet with 
windows at all this way. Helps with security.

Kjel

On Monday 10 April 2006 12:39 pm, Ted Roche wrote:
> Has anyone got multiple OSes running simultaneously on their personal
> machines? I've got a laptop I dual-boot between WinXPPro (client
> work) and Linux (more client work, home & hobby), and I'd like to be
> able to toggle between the two rather than a slow reboot.
>
> Anyone doing this? What VM manager are you using? What host OS? Tips?
> Reviews? Pans? Warnings?
>
> Ted "You've got answers? I've got questions!" Roche
> Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
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