Running Windows 8 in VirtualBox
Oracle VirtualBox Guest Additions received an upgrade recently (May 22, 2012). The prior release did not install in Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my computer. The new version installed without any...
View ArticleWindows 8 Release Preview on VMware Player
Now that the Windows 8 Release Preview is out, here is a quick overview of upgrading from the Consumer Preview in a VMware Player virtual machine. First a warning: This process will result in a new...
View ArticleVMware Player 5 for Windows 8
Run Windows 8 on new VMware Player 5 VMware has released a new version of VMware Player with full Windows 8 support. Installing Windows 8 in a VMware Player virtual machine is now straightforward and...
View ArticleVirtualBox Guest Additions in a Windows 8 virtual machine
Windows 8 has a quirk that seemingly prevents installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions. This post provides work-around instructions for installing the Guest Additions. In a virtual machine certain...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 8.1 Preview in a VMware Player virtual machine
Windows 8.1 Preview Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 Preview. Like other “previews”, this is prerelease software and is not intended as a normal upgrade. In fact, there are serious disadvantages to...
View ArticleVMware Player Updated
VMware Player version 6 Just about a year after the last major update, VMware Player version 6.0 is now available. VMware Player allows you to run just about any operating system as a virtual machine...
View ArticleVirtualBox Drag-and-Drop
Sorry, drag-and-drop not in latest update Oracle VirtualBox is a virtual machine utility that allows another operating systems to run in a window on Windows and other host machines. VirtualBox 4.3.12...
View ArticleWindows 10 in a Virtual Machine
Installing Windows Technical Preview in a VMware Player Virtual Machine Microsoft has made Windows Technical Preview, an early glimpse at Windows 10, available for download. In another post, Installing...
View ArticleRunning Windows 8 in VirtualBox
Oracle VirtualBox Guest Additions received an upgrade recently (May 22, 2012). The prior release did not install in Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my computer. The new version installed without any...
View ArticleWindows 8 Release Preview on VMware Player
Now that the Windows 8 Release Preview is out, here is a quick overview of upgrading from the Consumer Preview in a VMware Player virtual machine. First a warning: This process will result in a new...
View ArticleVMware Player 5 for Windows 8
Run Windows 8 on new VMware Player 5 VMware has released a new version of VMware Player with full Windows 8 support. Installing Windows 8 in a VMware Player virtual machine is now straightforward and...
View ArticleVirtualBox Guest Additions in a Windows 8 virtual machine
Windows 8 has a quirk that seemingly prevents installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions. This post provides work-around instructions for installing the Guest Additions. In a virtual machine certain...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 8.1 Preview in a VMware Player virtual machine
Windows 8.1 Preview Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 Preview. Like other “previews”, this is prerelease software and is not intended as a normal upgrade. In fact, there are serious disadvantages to...
View ArticleVMware Player Updated
VMware Player version 6 Just about a year after the last major update, VMware Player version 6.0 is now available. VMware Player allows you to run just about any operating system as a virtual machine...
View ArticleResource Page Update
With so many of my readers eager to try out the Windows 10 Technical Preview, it helps to have programs and features that work and are really useful. The Resource page has been checked and updated to...
View ArticleVMware Player Updated
VMware Workstation 12 Player Released VMware Player has been a popular way to run virtual machines on Windows, and other, operating systems. A new version, now called VMware Workstation 12 Player, was...
View ArticleRunning Windows 8 in VirtualBox
Oracle VirtualBox Guest Additions received an upgrade recently (May 22, 2012). The prior release did not install in Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my computer. The new version installed without any...
View ArticleWindows 8 Release Preview on VMware Player
Now that the Windows 8 Release Preview is out, here is a quick overview of upgrading from the Consumer Preview in a VMware Player virtual machine. First a warning: This process will result in a new...
View ArticleVMware Player 5 for Windows 8
Run Windows 8 on new VMware Player 5 VMware has released a new version of VMware Player with full Windows 8 support. Installing Windows 8 in a VMware Player virtual machine is now straightforward and...
View ArticleVirtualBox Guest Additions in a Windows 8 virtual machine
Windows 8 has a quirk that seemingly prevents installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions. This post provides work-around instructions for installing the Guest Additions. In a virtual machine certain...
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