Which Free VM is good for average users, easy to setup & use, VMware Player or VirtualBox? Any other? My purpose is to try softwares, new & beta softwares, etc... And keep few softwares installed for regular use. No malware tests, etc... System Specs Windows 7 64 Bits 4 GB RAM 500 GB HardDisk, 200 GB Free, planning to get 1TB external harddisk. I have Windows 7 64 Bits Disc Windows XP SP2 32 Bits Disc Can I use Win 7 64 disc for VM i.e Host & VM can have the same OS?
I recommend VirtualBox v4.3.12. (Why?) You can use the same, or different, operating systems for host and guest. How does Windows 7 licensing work for running the OS as Virtual Machines?
the main drawback with VMware Player is the absence of snapshots, on a virtual machine this option is difficult to live without
I tried both VMware Player & VirtualBox. VMware - Installed Win 7 64 Bits. It mentioned something like 64 Bits will not work. So when I tried to open created VM, that message appeared & VM didn't open. VirtualBox - During VM creation it didn't give 64 Bits option, only 32 Bits.
