bigball1 Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Im in need of a good VM software. I have tried to install the VM software that win7 comes with. It installed ok along with the patch that is needed. I downloaded the XP VM and tried to install it. It gets to the last part of the install and says there was a error finishing it, and could not continue. Please try to install the software again. No error codes, nothing. So im lost as to what the problem is. So what do you guys use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Well at work I deal mostly with Vmware products and lots and lots of Hyper-V. At home I mostly use just Vmware Player or Virtualbox. If you are new to virtualization Vmware player is easy to install and use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DnaAngel Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) VirtualBox..Hands down. Also has the best Hardware Acceleration support. I use it to VM windows 7 for gaming. I run Debian 24/7 Edited February 22, 2013 by DnaAngel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 VirtualBox..Hands down. Also has the best Hardware Acceleration support. I use it to VM windows 7 for gaming. I run Debian 24/7 Not to hijack but how's debian for folding ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Not to hijack but how's debian for folding ? I would guess just as good as any other distro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 + 2 for Virtualbox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigball1 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I will have to look into Virualbox then boys Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badams66 Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 I'm a VMWare fan myself. Have been using Workstation since version 7. If cost is a factor then VirtualBox would be my next pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 I can vouch for VirtualBox too, I use a Linux VM for web browsing, the VM is stable and performs well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigball1 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I got a few VM working so far. I like this VirtualBox software. Takes a little to setup and get use to configuring it, but once you get it going, its a champ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Free option: Virtualbox. Paid option: Vmware. I use both, and I would say vmware justifies its price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer76 Posted March 10, 2013 Posted March 10, 2013 ok would playing old PC games be any problems while using virtualbox XP on window 7 rig?i'm looking into this virtualbox that someone mentioned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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