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Monday, February 06, 2006

VMware Server - Install note 2

I still have not gotten around to fully installing the new VMware server beta. Time is short today. I did hear from someone-who-would-know this very interesting fact about a limitation of VMware Server... maybe not now but surely once it comes out of beta... and I quote:

I hope people realize that it's not going to run on XP.


That makes sense and answers another question... why would anyone buy workstation if server is free? Besides the fact that Workstation has way more features for developers, I really doubt that workstation users are going to change their OS's to a server class OS. It would be cheaper to just buy workstation.

I'm sure there will be some people who complain about this, but I say forget about them... VMware is nice enough to give us this product... they are under no obligation to do so. So, all you whiners can just go away or grow up.

Posted By: Jim on Monday, February 06, 2006
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3 Comments:

  • Actually, it may run on XP, but it will not be supported. There are some that have found a way to make it work and are talking about it on the vmware forums. As soon as I get time to play with it, I'll have more info.

    By Jim, at February 07, 2006 9:22 AM  

  • Supported or not it runs for me on XP. I have 3 VM's, including your IPCop (great work thanks!) running right now.

    Have a good day,
    Ryan

    By Anonymous, at February 09, 2006 10:50 AM  

  • Works flawlessly under several XPSP2s.

    HTH, Rainer

    P.S. Workstation provides snapshots and more GSX doesn't. Good reason to buy if one needs these features.
    If workstation supported more memory one would rather pay a few bucks than use GSX. Pretty illogical these VMWare folks in these matters. They should re-think the restrictions they once built in to have customers waste money for the server.

    By Rainer, at June 01, 2006 11:11 AM  

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