Carl Alexander wrote:
> Just a couple of quick comments:
> 
> 1) Your mileage may vary --- pick one, install it, and test it
> thoroughly for your intended purpose during the free return
> window.  If it doesn't work, try the other one.  I, for instance,
> found out this way that QuickBooks Pro 2005 (which is the entire
> reason I run Windows) simply would not install on a Parallels
> VM. A little digging found this to be a known problem with no
> solution.  (I switched, and it installed fine on a VMware Fusion
> VM.)  I would not be the least bit surprised if there are apps
> for which the reverse is true.
> 
> 2)  WRT the VMware partnership with McAfee:  Having this morning
> fired up Fusion and gotten the 'a newer version is available'
> dialog, I happen to be looking right now at the downoad page
> for VMware Fusion 2.0.6.  Which offers, as has every other 
> version of this page I remember seeing, the option of downloading
> Fusion with McAfee - or without it.  I, as always, downloaded
> and installed the version without it.  This -does- mean that
> I have a greyed out "Install McAfee Virusscan Plus' menu item,
> but I can't quite manage to muster any annoyance over this fact.
> 
> ---Alex

There's also VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org/

It's free.  Has worked for everything I've need it for both with Linux 
and Mac OS X hosts.


Ryan Pugatch
Systems Administrator, TripAdvisor

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