VirtualBox: Free Alternative To VMWare
If you’ve ever run a virtual machine, you know that Microsoft’s Virtual PC is free but limited, and that VMWare is just too expensive.
VirtualBox is a free professional application for creating and running virtual machines on your computer. The application comes with the best features of VMWare and Virtual PC like shared folders between guest and host, full SDK and command-line control options, USB device emulation, etc.
If you’re interested in testing out different operating systems or running older versions of Windows, this free application is what you need. Support for 64 bit operating systems, and Mac OSX is still under development.
VirtualBox runs on Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.
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September 6th, 2007 04:52
I’ve been using VirtualBox for a few months now. I love it. It doesn’t work with the more obscure stuff, such as ReactOS, but its great for testing Linux distros and such.
September 6th, 2007 04:59
Yes, vmware is far too expensive for me and they keep jacking up their prices. I liked Parallels more anyway. I’ll give this one a try because I love to fiddle around with new stuff
September 6th, 2007 05:03
@Jake:
Long time no see buddy! Good to have you back
@Bobby:
That’s how I usually got in trouble .. by fiddling around with new stuff haha
September 6th, 2007 20:28
VMware was complex for me. I’ll try this one. Thanks for sharing this buddy!
September 6th, 2007 20:34
the only thing that i don’t love about vm software is that it uses too much RAM. what about this freeware?
September 6th, 2007 20:52
@Shankar:
You’re welcome buddy!
@techmalaya:
Memory requirements are the same. You’ll need enough memory to run whatever you plan on installing, plus enough memory for your original OS.
September 7th, 2007 08:27
Something else to play with this weekend!
September 7th, 2007 11:44
@Felix:
That’s what I was thinking too hehe
September 8th, 2007 05:24
This is a great find, Brown. I love to play with various linux version from time to time and I am tired of VMware’s free version. Time for something new.
September 8th, 2007 06:26
@K:
Glad you liked it buddy