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How To: Virtualize Any OS For Free

Postby y eye » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:44 pm

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Syncing your Zune in Mac OS X, running Word in Linux, giving Linux a go within Windows 7:
just a few of the things you can do with virtual machines. And setting one up isn't just easy—it's free.
More: http://gizmodo.com/5383982/how-to-virtu ... s-for-free
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Re: How To: Virtualize Any OS For Free

Postby hnzw_rui » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:45 pm

y eye wrote:And setting one up isn't just easy—it's free.

Technically, if you're virtualizing a Windows OS, you'd still need a separate Windows license for the virtual machine.
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