I was frustrated that it was problematic to run Ubuntu and Vista and XP on my laptop (I am a consultant and need to have the ability to develop in several platforms) when I realized that I could add Oracle VirtualBox into Linux (or Vista but I usually use Linux) and run XP. Note that only XP Pro SP3 (which I have) allows virtualization to run under it, not Home. Vista also does not allow running a virtual machine if it is the Home or Business version, only if Enterprise and Ultimate and it's the same for Windows 7.
XP runs so well on my HP 6830s with a P8400 Duo that I can't tell that it's a virtual machine. I'm thinking about creating a second virtual machine that runs Windows 7.
Oracle VirtualBox is a free product (with source code) that, as far as I have found, allows most popular OS versions to run as a virtual machine and allows multiple OS versions as the host. I would suggest using Linux as the host OS. It does not have restrictions and seems to run faster in my experience.
Microsoft's Requirements When Creating a Virtual Machine
Help and Discussion about virtualization at Intel
Oracle VirtualBox
XP runs so well on my HP 6830s with a P8400 Duo that I can't tell that it's a virtual machine. I'm thinking about creating a second virtual machine that runs Windows 7.
Oracle VirtualBox is a free product (with source code) that, as far as I have found, allows most popular OS versions to run as a virtual machine and allows multiple OS versions as the host. I would suggest using Linux as the host OS. It does not have restrictions and seems to run faster in my experience.
When virtualization becomes more mainstream maybe Microsoft will reconsider. Consumers are not going to pay for the highest cost OS just to sand box their kid's activities (my nephew trashed my mother's computer with downloads and games a while ago) if another OS (Linux most obviously) will allow you to do anything.
Help and Discussion about virtualization at Intel
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