VMWare SIMULATES an entire PC ontop of your base PC, complete with it's own hardware, including it's own HDD, it's own network card, it's own video card etc. The simulated PC looks just like any other PC to the host operating system and it looks just like any other application to the host operating system. All HDD data gets saved to a file on the guest computer and that's what needs to be backed up / transfered. When you move the virtual machine to a different host PC the only thing that changes (as seen by the "guest" operating system) is the system processor, if it's not the same kind of processor.
VMWare makes things run veeery smooth. I've also been using VMWare for a long time, but until recently only used it for testing. The "thing" that triggered my decision to switch my developement enviroment to VM was a hardware "accident": I got myself a state-of-the-art computer, waisted almost a week transfering my work environment from my old computer to my new computer and, by the time I was done, my brand new computer died :-(. At that point I decided it's time for a radical solution, I switched to VM! Darren McBride wrote: > All, > > I have heard this VM product mentioned previously, particularly now that > Microsoft has released Virtual PC, but was never aware of quite what it did. > It appears to offer functionality like Norton Ghost (ie. take a snapshot of > the entire disk which can be restored on to the same machine or a different > PC). Is this the case, and if so, what happens to things like drivers that > will work on one PC configuration and not on another ? > > Thanks, > Darren > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of leon > Sent: 10 July 2006 16:59 > To: 'Delphi-Talk Discussion List' > Subject: RE: Rebuilding Delphi / comparing installations > > Rob - > > Along with Cosmin I recommend looking at Vmware. I've been using it for over > 6 years and found it to be the best solution yet. I started it back in win98 > days - I looked at the time I wasted with hanging/rebooting, etc. > > I use a vm for each major application - Delphi 5/7 on one, Delphi 8 on > another, Accounting, MS Office stuff, Redhat, Ubunto, etc. > > For a couple years I used Linux as the base and vmware for linux to run the > above as available. When Xp pro settled in I switch to vmware for windows > and now use that. I just copied the above machines to the new xp machine and > was off and running. I mainly use win2k as the base operating system for my > windows vm machines. When I'm traveling I just copy the vm machines I need > to my laptop and I've got everything with me. When I get back I copy my > changed machines back to the desktop/local network and everythings there. > > I know all the software we use is supposed to run happily togther on one > machine but that's never been my experience with any operating system - > uninstall programs don't always work correctly, etc. This is like having > unlimited machines with clean installs to try new things and ideas. > > I am in now way associated with the vm company, but this has been the most > significant time/problem solver I've run across - (4 19" monitors being the > 2nd) > > ZAK Software Inc. > Leon Zak > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://zaks.com > > > > Rob Cameron wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have two related questions, to which I think the answer (if there is >> one) is the same: >> >> Over the years I have modified my Delphi 7 installation - installed >> and uninstalled components, made changes to the editor by changing >> paths, made source code templates, etc etc. Also I take my laptop >> out to client sites and sometimes do development work on it when I am >> away from the office for long periods. I've therefore modified the >> laptop setup and not always in the same was as the home version. >> >> Question 1: Is there a way of getting a snap-shot of the current state >> of the Delphi installation, (maybe a text file? something human >> friendly?) which shows eg path settings, list of installed components >> so that I can compare the two versions, and >> >> Question 2: make it easier to restore everything in the face of a >> disaster recovery? >> >> Anyone got any advice on this? >> >> Take it for granted that I know I ought to be meticulous in keeping >> careful records of every change I make, but somehow the odd one slips >> through ... :-) >> >> >> Regards to all >> >> Rob >> __________________________________________________ >> Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org >> http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk >> >> >> > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> Delphi-Talk@elists.org http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
