virtual pc mode in 7 or virtual box???

[vickypark]

well i installed windows 7 back in august but i'm unable to use virtual xp mode in 7 cause i do not have the necessary hardware ...so just wanted to know the advantage virtual pc has over virtual box or other softwares, if it has any...well was sad cause i have core 2 duo and still don't have that hardware acceleration...does virtual xp mode in 7 have any new features that make it easy to use???

[tangomouse]

virtual box works well in seven ,only downside is no drag n drop from host to virtual pc ,but on the other hand Vm Ware workstation is better and drag n drop works , virtual box is free ,vm ware isnt but u can get trial versions

[noaccount]

all considered virtualbox4me.

[Swarup]

use Virtual Box. it is good & free also.

[gene]

Upcoming VMware Player 3.0 (release candidate is already available) will let users to create virtual machines, here's the list of new features:

* Create Virtual Machine with Easy Install — Create a virtual machine and install any supported guest operating system with Easy Install.

* New User Interface — New virtual machine library interface is now available. The interface to create virtual machines and edit virtual machine settings is also available.

* Aero Glass Support — New Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) graphics driver available by default for Windows Vista and Windows 7 provides support for the Windows Aero user interface. The WDDM driver also includes support for OpenGL 1.4 and Shader Model 3.0. VMware recommends that you use the graphics hardware NVIDIA GeForce 8800 and ATI Radeon HD 2600 with Aero. Post any rendering or performance issues caused by the new driver in the VMware Workstation Release Candidate Beta Community forum.

* 3D Graphics Improvements — OpenGL 2.1 and Shader Model 3.0 support is now available for Windows XP virtual machines. The XPDM graphics driver works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. However, only Windows XP virtual machines install the graphics driver by default. The instructions to switch between graphics drivers in a guest operating system are available on the VMware Workstation Technology Preview Beta Community site in the document How to switch between SVGAII and WDDM Drivers.

* Multiple display Support — Virtual machines can now take advantage of multiple monitors.

* Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) — Support for ALSA is now available in VMware Player Technology Preview to improve the audio in virtual machines running on a Linux host.

* Drag and Drop Enhancements — Ability to drag and drop images, formatted text email attachments, and zip folders is now available for both Windows and Linux hosts. The enhancements add support for new file types and extends the existing ability to drag and drop certain file types to a broader set of guest and host operating systems.

* Virtual Printing — Support for virtual printing allows you to print from virtual machines without mapping network printers or installing printer drivers in the virtual machine. If virtual printing is enabled in the virtual machine setting, all of the printers installed on the host operating system are available in the guest operating system. This functionality is enabled through a partnership with ThinPrint Inc..

* On-Demand VMware Tools Download — VMware Tools integrates the guest operating system with the host operating system through drag and drop, cut and paste, time synchronization, and features like Unity. The latest version of VMware Tools is dynamically downloaded you create a virtual machine, start up an existing virtual machine, or start the download manually.

* VIX API for VMware Player — Software vendors can use the VIX functionality to add their own interface to the VMware Player menu bar. VMware Player and VIX API documentation and additional information is available on the Beta Community site.

[Polkadot]

VMWare player sounds interesting. I will have to check it out. Thanks.

[Solaris]

Give VMlite a try:
http://www.vmlite.com/