[AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...

Thanks for the info Marty.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:58 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...


Ooops got that wrong it is BartPE, it creates a bootable WinXP CD that 
you can add
various debugging  tools to or Access programs etc. This is no cost.
Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Then use Flash Boot a 20 Euro product to

- convert BartPE bootable CD-ROM to bootable USB disk
- convert a bootable CD-ROM to USB Flash disk
- duplicate USB flash disk.

http://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/features.php

More info
http://techrepublic.com.com/5254-6257-0.html?forumID=99&threadID=173921&mess
ageID=2006318&id=3334484

http://www.911cd.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t14180.html

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=12771&pid=103660&st=20&#ent
ry103660

MartyConnelly wrote:

>A lot of big shops are getting into this with a slightly different flavour
>What they used to do was have one application per server, if they had more
>than that and an app failed it could bring down multiple applications.
>Now they put the one application on a virtual pc via an image copy, but you
>can have multiple virtual pc's running on a server, if one fails it doesn't
>bring down the entire server.  This reduces the number of servers required
>on a site. And you have a new hot buzz word Virtual Servers.
>This is the gist of it but is a bit more involved.
>Sooner or later you maybe installing Access applications as a virtual PC.
>
>By the way you can also install Windows on a 2 gig PC flash drive via 
>PCBart.
>I have users who run small Access apps this way in shops that don't 
>allow Access
>installations.
>
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>Bobby Heid wrote:
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>>Hi Jim.
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>>Thanks for the reply.  Everything I've seen seems to point to the VMWare
>>product.  
>>
>>That is a really cool idea about recreating the user's machines.  Can you
>>take any image from any system and do this?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Bobby
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:40 AM
>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...
>>
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>>We used VMWare a couple of years back to help us create an install that
>>needed to work in NT 4.0, Win2K and WinXP.  It was easy to use and saved
>>tons of time in reboot time alone.
>>
>>We are going to use it again to create some virtual sandboxes for
>>developer tests by recreating user's machines in the VM.
>>
>>Jim DeMarco 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:16 AM
>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>>Subject: [AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...
>>
>>Any of you have any preferences between Virtual PC and VMWare
>>Workstation?
>>
>>I am looking at getting one of these to:
>>1) Have a pristine copy of XP (legal), 2000, and 98 to test installs,
>>etc.
>>2) To check beta or new software.
>>3) Run various flavors of Linux.
>>4) And in general, be able to play around with stuff without worrying
>>about hosing my main system.
>>5) So I don't have to multi-boot any more.
>>
>>So, if you have any thoughts on these, I'd love to hear them.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Bobby
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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada