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Does your processor support virtualization?

CorporateGeek — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:15 +0000

Here are some alternatives for finding the answer to this question.

3 Easy Ways to to Check If Your Processor Supports Virtualization

Learn How to Run Windows 7 On Your Mac

abhim12 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:00:45 +0000

Check out this detailed guide on running Windows 7 on a Mac using VirtualBox.

The Complete Guide to Running Windows 7 On Mac OS X For Free Using VirtualBox

Use Cameyo to Easily Create Portable Programs

abhim12 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:00:50 +0000

Here’s a nifty tool to make portable apps out of programs in Windows. Check out the guide to do it.

How to Create Portable Version of Any Program in Windows Using Cameyo

Windows Virtual PC Settings Explained

CorporateGeek — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:47 +0000

Continuing our tips on Windows Virtual PC and Windows 7, we would like to share with you another guide which presents all Windows Virtual PC Settings. This tutorials presents them one by one and explains the differences between all available options. If you want to make Windows Virtual PC work the way you want to, then this guide is definitely for you.

How to Configure Windows Virtual PC Settings

How to Install an Operating System in Windows Virtual PC

CorporateGeek — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:00:05 +0000

For those of you who are big fans of Windows 7 and the latest incarnation of Windows Virtual PC, the team from 7 Tutorials has published a very detailed tutorial on how to install an operating system in Windows Virtual PC. Not only this but it also explains what all available types of virtual hard disks are, how they work, what to choose, etc. Even though you are not a beginner geek, you might still find it useful.

How to Install an Operating System in Windows Virtual PC

HAV – a Proper Virtualization Detection Tool

CorporateGeek — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:00:15 +0000

If you want to use any virtualization tool and you want to know if your processors is capable of hardware-assisted virtualization and, this feature is turned on in the BIOS, then HAV is the tool for you. This 180 KB free download from Microsoft gets the job done in seconds.

Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool

Portable Ubuntu Loads Linux Inside Your Windows PC

howtogeek — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Sick and tired of dual-booting, virtual machines and all that jazz? Well, the Portable Ubuntu project runs Linux as a Windows app—natively integrated into the rest of the OS. Internally it’s still a virtual machine, but it’s still an interesting idea.

Portable Ubuntu

Run a Linux Live CD on Windows Easily

howtogeek — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:11:00 +0000

If you are doing a lot of testing of different versions of Linux you typically download the LiveCD images of each one so you can “try it before you buy it”, so to speak. The problem is that you have to either burn them to disc or use an emulation platform like VMWare or VirtualBox. If you don’t want to bother setting all that up, you can use the simple MobaLiveCD application to run the LiveCD in a window, powered by the Qemu layer.

MobaLiveCD – Run your LiveCD on Windows