Comparing VM Software: VMWare, Virtual PC, VirtualBox

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Here I show the Virtual Machine Software that I use to compare software, and show two other free alternatives.

This DOES NOT affect your OS, its just an emulator program, like a game emulator. It uses a portion of your disk to make a "Virtual Disk" for your drive.

VMware Workstation (not free):
http://www.vmware.com/download/

Virtual PC (free):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx

Virtual Box (free, open source):
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

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[pepsipopup]

lol you must be the only person who installed XP in three different VM apps all at the same time

[coms758]

VirtualPC slow! VMware is fast! Get VMware!

[CallOfDuty4Fish]

@EurekaRecycler Yes. On virtural PC you can at least.

[EurekaRecycler]

Can you make a copy of a HD/OS or program & load it on a thumb drive. And then run it virtual on any computer? Thanks

[libyealrahma]

I need to use with my school images, it automatically found it but it seems there is a 64 bit conflict, what should i do the virtual machine just keeps on rebooting

[tpiom]

"I'm sure you can find your own ways to get this software"

Sure we can! :D

Great video. Myself, I prefer Virtualbox.

[iProApocaLypsE]

@Netrex44 How is it free but a "must buy" you cant buy something that is free....:P

[johnleolimnavarro]

@johnleolimnavarro BUT I STILL LOVE IT

[johnleolimnavarro]

@pat20105 GET VM WARE PLAYER IT'S FREE AND NO COSTS

[pat20105]

@jbh0426 ye look how old my comment was. anyway for me vmware player and virtual box don't work. they freeze and crash

[jbh0426]

@pat20105 your kind of wrong. you do pay for versions with lots of features like vmware workstation but there is a free version called vmware player which is workstation but (obivsly) with less features