[olug] Best Way to upgrade computer

Craig Wolf CJWolf at mpsomaha.org
Mon Nov 5 16:22:00 UTC 2007


You can download VMWare server and run that in the Linux environment or
vice versa.  Either way, it is free and  works well!

Craig Wolf
Linux Server Support
Backup Administrator
Desktop/Network Specialist
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>>> Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> 11/5/2007 >>>
Kevin wrote:
> Don't know if it needs saying, but Microsoft Virtual PC won't let
you
> boot from an extra physical drive; it has to be a virtual drive.
> 
> Not that it's really surprising. They're trying to keep you in MS
> world any way they can.

In all honesty I think you're reading too much into it.

Virtual PC is years behind VMware and is years younger.

As I recall VMware Workstation had a similar limitation circa 2001...

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us 
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