VMWare player under Linux

[Shawn K. O'Shea]

> 1. Can VMWare player under Linux run Windows XP  as a guest.
Yes

> 2. Conversely, can VMWare player under Windows XP run Linux as a guest.
Yes

> 3. Can VMWare player under Linux run other Linux distros.
Yes

> Basically, my impression is that its VMs must be created by Workstation
> (or GSX or ESX).
Player is not designed to create VMs (although there are ways around
this). It is designed to take virtual machines given to you (or
virtual appliances you download) and run, or "play", them.

You need the free (as in cost), VMware Server (formerly GSX) or the
payware Workstation to create VMs normally. You can also use server or
workstation to run in the scenarios you describe above.

-Shawn