Hello all
Does Ubuntu work under Vmware Fusion? I know Linux in general does but
if I am to try Linux which I do now and again it has to be Ubuntu simply
because of Orca and the gui interface. Back to Windows 7, you know you
do not have to enter a product key to install Windows 7. There is a
select a version to install box. So you can select a version, click
continue, click yes to confirm you wish to install without a product
key, and Windows 7 will install totally unattended. The only thing you
would need to do then is activate with your own product key, which can
be done totally independently as Windows is already intalled and
running; it just needs activating. Now as for XP yes you would need a
valid product key for that. Having said that SP3 introduced a similar
scheme to Windows 7, however some sighted assistance may be necessary to
click through a few screens during the unattended install.
Christopher Hallsworth
On 16/10/2012 13:12, Cheryl Ann Homiak wrote:
Yes, i have to say that I am pleased also with vmware fusion. I was
frustrated when I was running xp on Fusion 4 just because it seemed slow
but I think part of that was because I had been running it on my mac
mini and should have changed more settings when I transfered it to the
new Macbook Pro. Knowing that the demise of xp is near, and not being
brave enough to wait and grab windows 8 right away, i just bought and
installed Windows 7. One of the things i like about VMWare Fusion is
that I can install totally independently as long as I have the product
key, and if I have a major problem I can delete the virtual machine and
either drag and drop an earlier backup of it or simply reinstall it. I
tried to help a friend with a problem she had with Windows last weekend
and was once again reminded that, at least for most of us, simply
reinstalling native Windows independently isn't an option; I've heard
there is a way to set things up to do this but it definitely can't
happen out of the box. My Windows 7 installation in VMWare is running
very nicely, especially since I upgraded to vmware 5, and so now I am
thinking that I won't decide to do bootcamp at this time. I also have an
Arch installation of linux as a virtual machine; I am mostly a debian
user, but Arch worked better with vmware fusion for me because I could
first boot into the cd I had burned and be in the linux environment and
then run the install. It is possible to install debian on vmware also,
as I did that at one point, and probably various other linux flavors as
well. Again, when I ran into a problem in upgrading my linux vm, I simpy
dragged and dropped a working backup as another vm until I could figure
out how to remedy the problem. Both with linux and Windows vmware
installs, one can also have as much or as little sharing with the Mac
system as one wants and I do find it convenient to be able to share some
things. At any rate, I am at this point very pleased with vmware fusion,
especially because I like the independence. I'm also considering
purchasing memory from Crucial and upgrading from 4gb to 16gb, which
might not be necessary right now but should help performance as more
developments occur. I know there can be advantages to bootcamp and even
to separate linux machines (I still have some old Thinkpads running
debian linux) but I would say that vmware fusion is well worth some
consideration and particularly if sighted help isn't easy to obtain.
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