VMware Player allows you to download and use pre-made virtual machines. VMware Server allows you to create your own virtual machines. There are other differences, but that is the main one.
Cheers. PeterH. From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sreenadh Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 7:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [dubailug] Re: Running Win XP on top of Ubuntu Sorry for my dumb question. What is the difference between VMware Player & VMserver. Can you pls suggest me a good tutorial that you personally feel is good. On googling, i found a tutorial on Ubuntu forum http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=183209 --- In [email protected] <mailto:dubailug%40yahoogroups.com> , dandantheitman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 09/12/2007, Sreenadh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am long time fan of Linux and MOST of my applications are all > > opensource and most run on LInux also. But i have never been able to > > fully switch to Linux because i depend on applications like Dreamweaver > > and Visual Studio 2005. > > I just started using Ubuntu and now i am desperate to switch to Ubuntu > > fully. I am Sick & tried of win xp. > > Dual boot does not sound like a good idea b'cos i have to shut down > > Ubuntu for just some small work in Win xp. > > Is it possible to run win xp on top of Ubuntu like an application in > > Ubuntu. So that i can open my window for win XP do the work and close > > it after use. > > How successful is it?Does it have some problem?? How can i get it > > done?? Has anyone of you done it?? Whats you feed back??? > > > > Hey Sreenadh, > Your easiest way to do this is the same way that I do is to run > Windows XP in a vm. Head on over to vmware.com and double the server > edition (It is free) and run windows XP in a vm on top of your Ubuntu. > > Dan > > > -- > __________________________________________________________ > " They that can give up liberty to obtain a little temporary safety > deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790 >
