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macbook pro windows boot and virtualize off usb drive
I want to raid two usb3 flash drives install windows onto it this new volume and be able to virtualize it or boot off of it. Any thoughts? I've heard parallels can run a bootcamp install virtually.
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VMware Fusion Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server - Soft Lockup CPU Stuck
I have a strange Stuck Problem with VMware Fusion and Ubuntu 12.04 as Guest System.
On High Loaded process the System sticks with "Soft Lockup CPU Stuck" and I have to reboot the VM. The Same System ...
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virtualized windows 7 from existing disk
I have a laptop that is non functional that had windows vista installed on it. Is it possible to virtualize its harddrive onto my mac?
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Xmonad focused window border issues with virtualbox/vmware guest additions
I've tested xmonad on ubuntu and archlinux, running either on virtualbox and vmware. After installing guest additions (and the equivalent vmware tools for vmware), the focus border stops working. I ...
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Can I run VirtualBox and VMWare Fusion on the same machine?
I have both VirtualBox and VMWare VMs on separate laptops.
Can I run both of those VMWare Fusion and VirtualBox on my Macbook Pro, assuming that I don't want to run them at the same time?
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Macbook Air Reboot after Wake when Windows 7 Running in VM
Is anyone who is running a Windows 7 VM on a new 2011 i5 Macbook Air (I have the 13" w/128 SSD) able to put their Macbook air to sleep for extended periods of time (like overnight) without manually ...
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How's VirtualBox compare to VMWare and Parallels, in terms of resource requirement?
For some reason, I need to boot Windows XP occasionally on my MacBook Air. Among VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion and Parallels, which one consumes the least resource from my MacBook (say, running IE and ...
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What is the recommended Mac desktop VM software for Linux guests?
(This question was originally posted at Server Fault, but Super User seems a more appropriate place to ask.)
I use a MacBook Pro as my primary machine, but my work targets Linux servers. I'm ...
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Does VMWare Fusion, Virtual PC, Parallels, or VirtualBox not let a program detects that it is a Virtual PC?
I wanted to install a program called PPS to watch tv, but heard that there were security risk with an earlier version of the program, so I wanted to install it on a Virtual PC.
However, after ...
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Visual Studio Development on Virtual Box, Boot Camp, or VMWare Fusion
I currently have a Mac, 2ghz and 2 gigs of ram, running OS X Leopard and Virtual Box with a Windows 7 Pro 32bit virtual machine.
Performance on the virtual machine is fine for minor tasks but is very ...
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Boot Camp, Parallels, VirtualBox Or Fusion? [closed]
Boot Camp, Parallels, VirtualBox Or Fusion?
In a recent article on Australian LifeHacker.com they discussed the following question, I trust the SU group more then the anonymous answers from ...
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Run VirtualBox on Snow Leopard set to 64-bit?
I know there are problems running VMWare Fusion when Snow Leopard has been set to boot as 64-bit. It will only run on 32-bit for now (default for desktop/laptop Macs).
Any news on whether Virtual Box ...
