Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Mon Jul 27 08:43:20 CDT 2009
should be ok on a vista x64 then. Many thanks max On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:36 PM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote: > I run it on my Windows 2003 x64 machines. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com <http://www.colbyconsulting.com/> > > > Max Wanadoo wrote: > > Thanks John, > > Downloading it now. BTW I have a new machine with x64 - will it run ok > on > > that? > > Max > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:16 PM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com > >wrote: > > > >> WOW, right you are. It seems they are removing all links to VirtualPC > for > >> previous opreating systems. > >> > >> More MS suckage. > >> > >> Well... I guess that VMWare is always an option. It works just fine. > >> though I do run the older 1.X > >> version because it is easier (IMHO) to operate. > >> > >> http://www.vmware.com/download/server/ > >> > >> Take my advice and go with the VMware Server 1.0.9. > >> > >> John W. Colby > >> www.ColbyConsulting.com <http://www.colbyconsulting.com/> < > http://www.colbyconsulting.com/> > >> > >> > >> Max Wanadoo wrote: > >>> Thanks John, that is useful - particularly the second example as I am > not > >> in > >>> the range of 16mb. > >>> > >>> Believe it or not, the problem I am now having is one of downloads. I > >>> cannot get a dowload of VirtualBox. It keeps getting to 98% and > >> hanging... > >>> With Virtual PC (MS) I cannot find the download site. Everything seems > >>> geared to the new Windows 7 Virtual PC and I keep going in circles with > >> the > >>> various links. > >>> > >>> GGrrrrr. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> Max > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Pct of memory is going to depend on how much memory you have and what > >> you > >>>> are going to do with the > >>>> VM. For example I have a server which I use for running one specific > >> piece > >>>> of software multiple > >>>> times. This server is pretty much dedicated to that functionality. I > >> have > >>>> 16 gigs of ram on the > >>>> server and each VM requires about 3 gigs to run correctly. Thus I > give > >> 3 > >>>> gigs to each vm for 12 > >>>> gigs total out of 16 gigs. For this specific situation that is what > is > >>>> required. > >>>> > >>>> OTOH I have another VM which I run on my Vista development laptop. > Its > >>>> function is to provide me > >>>> with a Windows XP environment, running things like Office 2007 and > >> express > >>>> edition 2008 software - > >>>> experimental stuff that I don't want affecting my dev environment. > For > >>>> that VM I only give it a gig > >>>> of ram (out of the total 4 gigs). > >>>> > >>>> You really have to first determine how much memory is required for the > >>>> software run on the VM, > >>>> including the specific OS run on the VM. > >>>> > >>>> John W. Colby > >>>> www.ColbyConsulting.com <http://www.colbyconsulting.com/> < > http://www.colbyconsulting.com/> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Max Wanadoo wrote: > >>>>> Any idea of what percentage of memory I should allocate to the VM > >>>> systems? > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> > >>>>> Max > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >>>>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart > >>>> McLachlan > >>>>> Sent: 26 July 2009 22:43 > >>>>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >>>>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using a VM/VPC (was: Office 2003 and 2007) > >>>>> > >>>>> Personally I favour Sun VirtualBox. > >>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> AccessD mailing list > >>>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>>> > >> -- > >> AccessD mailing list > >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >