Joe User -
I'm just starting to use VMware Workstation, so I haven't explored all of
its features, but here are some preliminary replies to your questions.
How do you like VMware Workstation? <
I like it very much. It's amazing software.
Can the VMs share files? If not, is there a provision for copying files
from one VM to another without relying on an external device?<
You can Drag & Drop between the host and guests (the VMs) or between guests.
It's a Copy, not a Cut. Or, you can use a shared folder. A smart card reader
can be attached to multiple machines (unlike USB).
... you can always copy a file in one VM to a USB memory stick, then read
the file from memory stick in another VM. <
A USB device can be connected to one machine at a time. Switching requires
two or three mouse clicks.
Can you run multiple VMs at the same time? Or do you have to reboot the
computer each time you want to switch between VMs? <
Several VMs can run at the same time, and you click a window tab to switch
from one to another. No rebooting is required.
Is there a good newsgroup for __thoughtful__ discussion of different VM
products and VM usage in general? <
I don't know. I had used VMware Fusion on a Mac. I looked at a brief
discussion of VM products on the Association of Software Professionals
newsgroup. At the time it seemed that only VMware Workstation was (a) mature
enough to support Windows Aero and (b) able to support multiple monitors for
one VM or multiple monitors for multiple VMs. I haven't used these features
yet, but they're important to me, because when I'm not traveling, I work at
two locations, each with docking stations with dual monitors. My main
computer now is a dockable 3.3-pound Dell E4300 (2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB
SSD). I'm disposing of several noisy desktop machines as soon as I offload
some archive files.
- Mike
"Joe User" <joeu2004 wrote in message
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This is all terribly off-topic, but I am intensely curious about the
details. So I hope people will indulge (or simply ignore) our
conversation. Alternatively, we can take it off-line. Write to joeu2004
"at" hotmail.com.
"Mike Middleton" wrote:
On the same computer, I use VMware Workstation for several
other operating systems. I have separate virtual machines
running Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Thanks for the pointer to VMware Workstation. I believe there are several
such products out there. Always good to hear from someone with first-hand
experience with one of them. Kinda like choosing a new doctor. (Which I
desparately need to do. Bad that's another digression ;-.)
How do you like VMware Workstation? Can the VMs share files? If not, is
there a provision for copying files from one VM to another without relying
on an external device?
(I ass-u-me you can always copy a file in one VM to a USB memory stick,
then read the file from memory stick in another VM.)
Can you run multiple VMs at the same time? Or do you have to reboot the
computer each time you want to switch between VMs?
Is there a good newsgroup for __thoughtful__ discussion of different VM
products and VM usage in general?
By "thoughtful", I mean the opposite of "mine, mine, mine!". If you've
ever been in a "discussion" (I use the term advisedly) of vi v. emacs, ksh
v. csh v. perl, C v. C++, or Intel PC v. Mac, you'll know what I mean ;-).
I have been procrastinating the move to VMs for a very long time. I
really should get serious about it. With disk capacities these days,
there is no reason not to -- at least, none that I can think of. (Okay:
laziness. Moi?!)
(Hmm, I can remember when I was thrilled to get a removable single-platter
5 Mbyte disk. It was the size of an extra large pizza box, and it weighed
nearly 10 pounds. But it could hold the entire O/S and basic
applications, and it still had room for some of my files. "An O/S smaller
than 5MB? Get outta town!" ;-)
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"Mike Middleton" wrote in message
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Joe User -
My initial description was not totally complete: As I recall, on Windows
7 64-bit, if you want Excel 2010 Beta 64-bit, it cannot coexist with the
older 32-bit versions of Excel.
I now do most of my work on Windows 7 64-bit with all those versions of
Excel but specifically with Excel 2010 Beta 32-bit (which can coexist
with the older versions of Excel).
On the same computer, I use VMware Workstation for several other
operating systems. I have separate virtual machines running Windows XP
and Windows Vista. Also, I have another virtual machine running Windows 7
64-bit with Excel 2010 Beta 64-bit (but without any older versions of
Excel).
- Mike
"Joe User" <joeu2004 wrote in message
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"Mike Middleton" wrote:
On a Windows 7 32-bit installation and on a separate
Windows 7 64-bit installation, I have the following
Excel components installed: 97, 2000, 2002 (XP) SP3,
2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010 Beta.
Wunnerful that they can all coexist! But I'm a little surprised. I
thought I asked somewhere some time ago, and I was told that multiple
versions of Excel (maybe Office) share some common files, potentially
resulting in some incompatibilities.
If true, did you have to pull some shenanigans to overcome that problem?
Or was I simply misinformed, or do I recall incorrectly?
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"Mike Middleton" wrote in message
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Tom -
On a Windows 7 32-bit installation and on a separate Windows 7 64-bit
installation, I have the following Excel components installed: 97,
2000, 2002 (XP) SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010 Beta.
- Mike
http://www.MikeMiddleton.com
"Tom" wrote in message
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Hi,
This isn't a specific Excel question But..., I currently own Office
Professional XP. I have to buy a new machine that will have Windows 7
as the OS.
Will I still be able to install my software on this new machine w/o
any issues? Or will I be forced to buy a newer version?
Thanks
Tom