Re: Vmware Fusion

[Cheryl Ann Homiak]

Yes, i have to say that I am pleased also with vmware fusion. I was 
frustrated when I was running xp on Fusion 4 just because it seemed slow but I think part of 
that was because I had been running it on my mac mini and should have 
changed more settings when I transfered it to the new Macbook Pro. Knowing 
that the demise of xp is near, and not being brave enough to wait and grab 
windows 8 right away, i just bought and installed Windows 7. One of the 
things i like about VMWare Fusion is that I can install totally 
independently as long as I have the product key, and if I have a major 
problem I can delete the virtual machine and either drag and drop an 
earlier backup of it or simply reinstall it. I tried to help a friend with 
a problem she had with Windows last weekend and was once again reminded 
that, at least for most of us, simply reinstalling native Windows 
independently isn't an option; I've heard there is a way to set things up 
to do this but it definitely can't happen out of the box. My Windows 7 
installation in VMWare is running very nicely, especially since I upgraded 
to vmware 5, and so now I am thinking that I won't decide to do bootcamp 
at this time. I also have an Arch installation of linux as a virtual 
machine; I am mostly a debian user, but Arch worked better with vmware 
fusion for me because I could first boot into the cd I had burned and be 
in the linux environment and then run the install. It is possible to 
install debian on vmware also, as I did that at one point, and probably 
various other linux flavors as well. Again, when I ran into a problem in 
upgrading my linux vm, I simpy dragged and dropped a working backup as 
another vm until I could figure out how to remedy the problem. Both with 
linux and Windows vmware installs, one can also have as much or as little 
sharing with the Mac system as one wants and I do find it convenient to be 
able to share some things. At any rate, I am at this point very pleased 
with vmware fusion, especially because I like the independence. I'm also 
considering purchasing memory from Crucial and upgrading from 4gb to 16gb, 
which might not be necessary right now but should help performance as more 
developments occur. I know there can be advantages to bootcamp and even to 
separate linux machines (I still have some old Thinkpads running debian 
linux) but I would say that vmware fusion is well worth some consideration 
and particularly if sighted help isn't easy to obtain.

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Cheryl

May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14, HCSB)

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