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  1. pradaxpimp

    pradaxpimp Contributing Member

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    I would like to run a virtualized windows 7 beta off my current box for free.

    I'm looking at VMware, but not sure which one do d/l.

    Does anyone have any experience with this stuff?
     
    #1 pradaxpimp, Feb 22, 2009
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    VirtualBox is a free, open source option. It's a very mature product too.
     
    #2 professorjay, Feb 22, 2009
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    yeah, take it from the professor. ;)
     
    #3 rock8ts, Feb 22, 2009
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    I'm not sure if VMWare Workstation is free or not but I know for sure that Microsoft's Virtual PC is free. You can't go wrong either way.
     
    #4 Master Baiter, Feb 22, 2009
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    I use VMWare Workstation to run Windows 7. So there.
     
    #5 Dr of Dunk, Feb 22, 2009
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    do you pay DOD?

    So there.
     
    #6 pradaxpimp, Feb 23, 2009
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    VMware Server 2 is free, you just have to register and recieve your keys. If you're will to go to the linux side, there's KVM, XenServer, OpenVZ and as stated before VirtualBox is multiplatform. Microsoft Virtualization works, but its not as great as the others mentioned.

    For your use, go with VMware server 2.0, it will run almost all windows and linux machines.

    http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
     
    #7 doboyz, Feb 23, 2009
  8. Dr of Dunk

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    Yes, I'm a weirdo that pays for software. :)

    Try one of the free ones. Check out the VirtualBox that professorjay recommended. I haven't used it, but I've read people running Windows 7 on it. You can run it on multiple platforms, too. And it's..... free. :D
     
    #8 Dr of Dunk, Feb 23, 2009
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    You had me at "Free" DoD.
     
    #9 pradaxpimp, Feb 23, 2009
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