[dba-Tech] VMware - WinXP setup

thank you, Bryan,
as for a) that's sure a good way to do it.
will try that.

b) unfortunately I only have a player so far, but the snapshot sounds good, 
so I might consider it.

thanks
Lembit

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From: "Bryan Carbonnell" <carbonnb at gmail.com>
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> On Nov 7, 2007 9:54 AM, Lembit Soobik <lembit.dbamail at t-online.de> wrote:
>> I have set up a virtual machine and installed WinXPpro SP2 on it.
>>
>> Now I want to do two things:
>>
>> a) get the WinXP updates in a file and install it from a stored file 
>> rather
>> than go through all individual download/updates, also because I want to
>> build some more VMs with WinXP.
>> --Where do I get the files and how do I run the updates? are they maybe 
>> on
>> my hostPC already, since I have it regular updated?
>
> If you are going to be using multiple XP VMs, why not just update the
> first VM online and then once done, copy all the VM files to a new
> directory and voila, a new instance of XP in a VM. It'll save time
> building and updating multiple XP VMs.
>
>> b) I want to set windows up so that it will each time when it starts use 
>> the
>> original setup, so that any changes made by malware are gone at each nes
>> start. where do I find such setting?
>
> Assuming the full VM Workstation (V5.5.4 here) and not the VMPlayer.....
>
> 1) Open the VM (File|Open), but don't start it.
> 2) Select VM|Settings
> 3) Select Options Tab in the new widow that just opened.
> 4) Select Snapshots from the List Box.
> 5) Select Revert to Snapshot from the When Powering Off Option group
> on the right.
> 6) Click OK
>
> That should do it.
>
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