Re: Anybody using VMWare? We're thinking of trying it.

From: Billy Davis (bdavis_at_cds-corp.com)
Date: 09/27/04

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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:42:39 -0400

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    From: "Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin@Weiss.name>
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    Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 9:16 AM
    Subject: Anybody using VMWare? We're thinking of trying it.

    > Howdy!
    >
    > We're thinking of buying VMWare. I remember seeing messages where folks
    > might have had problems. I'm just wondering if RHEL is a stable platform
    > for using WinXP virtual machines in VMWare.
    >
    > Thanks!
    >
    > Ben
    >
    We are running VMware Workstation 4.5.2 under RHEW 3. The package
    installed easily (just followed the directions). We have successfully set
    up a WinXP (SP1) virtual machine and it works great. We have a WinXP
    terminal emulator that runs with our Linux application packages. Before
    VMware, in order to demo our applications to prospects, we had to use two
    laptops, a Linux server laptop and a WinXP laptop, and connect them with a
    cat 5 cable. Then we could log the WinXP laptop onto the Linux server
    laptop. Lots of equipment and hassle!!! Now, we can use a single laptop
    without cabling, to demo, simply by bringing up the Linux server and then
    clicking on the WinXP virtual machine icon. It is a little slow to start
    up, but acceptable. After that, everything works fast and great. This
    product is worth every penny!!!

    Bdavis

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