Have been meaning to try this, but have just not gotten around to it. After reading this post, I have decided to try this out as soon as I can.
Note: 32 bit only, as stated in the post.
Check it out, so you have an idea of what to expect the 22nd.
After reading a few posts regarding VirtualBox, I decided to give it a try, and install Windows 7 RC to try out.
The posts that piqued my interest were from:
The How-To Geek (RSS Feed)
July 1st
Try Out a New Operating System the Easy Way with VirtualBox
July 7th
Use Virtual Box to Test Linux on Your Windows PC
Windows Secrets Newssletter
July 2nd (Paid Article - Langalist Plus) Test-drive Windows 7 in a virtual machine
I have tried VMware and Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 SP1, with the Beta version of Windows 7, previously. I was able to get everything loaded, but could not get it to work with my DSL, nor my USB connection, so was limited in what I could do.
I downloaded VirtualBox v3.0.0.0 and installed it. Approx 15 minutes to install and configure. Then, I installed Windows 7 RC (build 7100) from the ISO I had downloaded. Everything works fine, in fact this post was written and published using the Windows 7 RC virtual machine.
VirtualBox works well for me, so I recommend it.
My next thing, when I get the time of course, will be to try out the latest Ubuntu Linux, hopefully VirtualBox will make everything work for that also.
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