Hi Michael,
Yes and no. You can not use the screen reader on the host operating
system to install a guest operating system like XP into a virtual
machine. That said, its not impossible to setup a virtual machine on
your own.
One way you could do this is if you have a full retail copy of XP you
Hi Michael,
Sorry, I should have also mentioned some sighted assistance may be
required to create the initial virtual machine. I have successfully
done it on my own using an uninattended install script--as you
yourself mentioned---but if the person runs into problems sighted help
is necessary.
...But doesn't vmware have an auto install feature? I believe it works
with win2k and up. Unless that's only in vmware workstation?
On 2011-10-28 07:59, Thomas Ward wrote:
Hi Michael,
Yes and no. You can not use the screen reader on the host operating
system to install a guest operating
Hi,
Not sure. I didn't see anything like that, but I am running the free
VMWare Player not VMWare Fusion or Workstation. I know there are extra
features etc in the commercial versions I don't get with the free
version.
On 10/28/11, pitermach piterm...@gmail.com wrote:
...But doesn't vmware
Nice article Thomas. I actually gave virtual box a try a few
months back (I've got a set of win98 installation disks lying
around somewhere), but found it to be nearly totally inaccessable
with jaws. I'm considering giving vmware a try now that you
mention it.
Thanks for the info,
John.
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Hi Thomas,
There is only one question to ask when it comes to dealing with virtual
machines.
How am I supposed to install the operating system in the virtual system?
When you first install an operating system on a new hard drive, you would
need sighted assistance, because the installation of
Hey, did anyone find out if you can do the vm setup with a screen reader?
I live alone an I don't have anyone that can set the vm for me.
Thanks.
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Hi John,
Glad you liked the article. I had to do a fair amount of
experimentation myself to get it all working, but basically that was
the best solution I've found when it comes to playing older games.
As briefly mentioned in the article I love playing the text adventure
systems like Adrift,
