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blodger14
PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:06 am Reply with quote

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ok, aparently intel disabled virtualization on these things.

But what is going to happen if i try and use vmware with this thing? (i wanna try out my new slipstreamed windows disk before i reinstall and find it doesnt work)
 
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imnuts
PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:24 am Reply with quote

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blodger14 wrote:
ok, aparently intel disabled virtualization on these things.

But what is going to happen if i try and use vmware with this thing? (i wanna try out my new slipstreamed windows disk before i reinstall and find it doesnt work)


It is hardware virtualization that is disabled, where VMWare is a software based solution. You shouldn't have any issues at all with it, unless there is a software compatibility problem.
 
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blodger14
PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:16 pm Reply with quote

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thanks, just wanted to ask before i tried.
 
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blodger14
PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:28 pm Reply with quote

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so what is a good free software virtualization tool which i could use a virtual drive to install my new slipstreamed xp disk?
 
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imnuts
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:26 am Reply with quote

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VMWare server is free. Probably about the best thing you're going to find for Windows. It's a little harder to use than VMWare Workstation due to the server features, but you can use it locally too.
 
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:20 pm Reply with quote

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imnuts wrote:
VMWare server is free. Probably about the best thing you're going to find for Windows. It's a little harder to use than VMWare Workstation due to the server features, but you can use it locally too.

There's also Virtual PC 2007 which is available for free now. Although its mainly for Windows OS's, but it can be modded to work with Linux.
 
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blodger14
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:47 pm Reply with quote

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well i only wanted to check my new windows cd worked before i reformat and find it doesnt.
 
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