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Elric
14th March, 2008, 01:40 AM
anyone tell me how to go about setting up a vmware on me main pc which has got xp pro,80 gig hdd.768 of ram.. is there a special way to set it up, i fancy experimenting with it to see if it suits my needs ... whats difference between a workstation and a server

thanks....

Devilfish
14th March, 2008, 02:12 AM
I used to have vmware on my old PC. It was the Player version and worked fine.

http://www.vmware.com/download/player/

I had ubuntu on it for creating dreambox images, worked very well.

Can't really remember how I set it up, it was a few years ago. Should install like any other application.

Elric
14th March, 2008, 03:54 AM
thanks kaos got a couple of projects lined up one is to get me missis lappy working (a long story),try and learn how to use linux, maybe try mod/or create an image

Devilfish
14th March, 2008, 04:54 AM
Excellent Elric. :)

I'll post up a few tutorials to get you started. :)

Elric
14th March, 2008, 05:14 AM
Excellent Elric. :)

I'll post up a few tutorials to get you started. :)

nice one bud just installed it now but it saying browse for servers or d/load
virtual appliance from market place

i think il wait for them tuts lol

Devilfish
14th March, 2008, 06:30 AM
Here's something for you to start on Elric.

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=488

:)

mickeyf
7th July, 2008, 10:48 AM
Good skill to learn most jobs now asking for vmware skills due to cost savings it can bring