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Re: VMWare player: why no package?



On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 09:18:52AM -0200, Cassiano Bertol Leal wrote:

> I don't think VirtualBox has such a conversion utility, but I'm almost 
> sure that you can use one created by vmware's on VirtualBox. I have 
> successfully run two physical Windows installs inside VirtualBox with 
> just a little bit of hacking. I could even get them to work inside the 
> VM and through direct boot.
> 
> VBox has this package called Guest Additions that's similar to VMWare 
> Tools in the sense that it makes the VM integrate with X (display 
> resolution, mouse and even a feature that's called Seamless Integration, 
> that allows you to run Win windows on top of your X desktop).
> 
> By using VBox, you can also create and edit VMs without having to resort 
> to external apps, like easyvmx.com or a text editor.

Thanks, I'll keep this in mind if I ever have to do this again.
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