VMWare

[Kam Leo]

I neglected to mention in the previous post that VmWare does not allow a
64-bit guest to run on a 32-bit host.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Check to see if your CPU has the necessary VT support features. Read this
> article, Hardware and firmware requirements for 64-bit guest operating
> systems(1003945)
> <http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003945>
>  (
> http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003945
> ), and download their utility
> <https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details/processor_check_5_5_dt/dCpiQGhkYmRAZQ==>
> if necessary.
>
> Your message is a good reminder for me to verify that my next Intel
> processor is VT-capable.
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Nikkita Miles <nikkitakmiles at me.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Kam
>>
>> I downloaded the VMware software however when I tried to load the *.iso
>> file for Fedora I received an error. Will VMWare accept Fedora 64-bit file
>> for Windows 7?
>>
>> Nikkita
>>
>> On Jul 4, 2015, at 1:09 PM, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Most first timers don't need to nuke their Windows installation, mess
>> with re-sizing a hard drive, or hassle with dual booting. Most laptops and
>> PCs are capable of running Fedora or any other OS in a virtual environment.
>>
>> Get and install the windows version of VirtualBox, VmWare Workstation or
>> VmWare Player. VMWare Workstation costs money. There's zero cost for either
>> VmWare Player or VirtualBox. You should have at least 2 GB RAM installed on
>> your machine (1 GB for Windows and 1 GB for the virtual machine). You
>> should have at least 500 MB of disk space available for creation of a
>> virtual disk drive.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 7:38 PM, jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07/03/2015 08:27 PM, g wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 07/03/15 20:58, jd1008 wrote:> On 07/03/2015 07:17 PM, g wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  then you are recommending something that you have no experiance with?
>>>>>>
>>>>> I mean the util did not have or report such issues.
>>>>> It just shrunk sda1 and I had plenty of room to add p2 and p3.
>>>>>
>>>>> Win7 was perfectly bootable afterwards.
>>>>>
>>>> so you are making a valid presumption.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Not sure I am making a presumption.
>>> All I can say is that I did not have any issues
>>> with rebooting windows after the shrink.
>>> By the way: Original sda1 was the whole free space
>>> of nearly 1TB.
>>> After shrinkage, sda1 became little over 320GB (which
>>> I thought was sufficient enough for future windows usage
>>> to not only download new files, but also to have plenty
>>> of room for windows swap files.
>>> Like you said, some people have all the fun :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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