A question for VMware users.

If I were to install VMware Workstation on my 2nd physical HDD and then install the WinVista & IE7 betas inside VMwareWS, could I then somehow run WinVista/IE7 after booting up to WinXP on my C-drive?

 

Hello,
No. VMware config files are just ... files that describe the environment and can be accessed through only after the host OS loads - these files have no meaning outside the working OS scope.
Mrk

 

Therefore it seems that in order to realize the benefits of VMware, it should be installed on the C-drive. Would you agree?

 

Hello,
No. You cannot access VMware outside your OS. So when you quit Windows to whatever other environment, VMware is useless.

Or maybe I misunderstand you.

Do you mean run Vista upon boot, or once you enter XP, run it through virtual machine?
Mrk

 

I don't think we are on the same page... I'm currently running WinXP on my C-drive. So (based on your comments) if I were to install VMware on my C-drive, I could then install another OS, such as Vista, in VMware and then load and run that OS. On the other hand, if I were to install VMware on my D-drive (which is not a bootable drive), VMware would be of little or no value.

Is that correct?

 

Hi,
The Virtual machine OS will run from any drive. (the VM`s do not need to be installed on a bootable drive)
My current config is:-
C: (boot drive) VMware installed.
D: All VM`s

 

Man that would be great... installing VMware on my C-drive and installing everything I want to run in VMware (I assume that's what you refer to as VM's) on my D-drive...

Specifically, I would like to install VMware on C: and the WinVista beta software (which I want to run in VMware) on D: As I've never used VMware, would you please elaborate on how to do this?

Thanks, pv

 

Hi pv,
Once you have installed VMware and start the application you are given a number of options for the installation of the VM (Virtual Machine), which include: OS type, name of VM and location of installation (see attachement).

 

Once you have installed the VM,...

Any questions, just ask,...

 

Stem~ Thanks very much...

...I plan on installing VMware and Vista over the next few days. Nice to know guys like you will be there when I have questions. Stay tuned...

~pv

 

No problem,
VMware is very easy to use (Installation wizard for VM`s). The hardest part is waiting for the first VM to be installed (as you install the VM OS from CD as you would with a normal installation of windows), but once installed, you can make "clones (copies which only take a few minutes to create)" of the VM (as many as you want (up to capacity of storage) with the full version of VMware.