[AccessD] VirtualBox

Rocky Smolin rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri Jan 24 00:47:25 CST 2014


Don't know - I got it off one of those 'five best' lists.

But VM Ware is the bomb (as Donna says).  In less than 2 hours I installed
it created an XP VM and then a W7 VM.  Found a pdf on the web that led me
through cloning a VM - made two closed of the W7 VM and installed Office
2010 on one and Office 2013 on the other. 

No problems with network connections, internets, shared folders on the host,
etc., etc.  Just what I wanted - plug 'n' play.  There were a few
configuration tweaks but easy-peasy.

Now I can quit fooling around with this stuff and get some real work done.

VM Ware gets my vote.

Rocky


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:23 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VirtualBox

Does Virtual PC exist any more?  I thought HyperV replaced it.

Charlotte


On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Rocky Smolin
<rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote:

> OK - I'm frustrated with Virtual Box.  Any opinions on VM Ware or 
> Windows Virtual PC as an alternative?
>
> TIA
>
> Rocky'
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: Rocky Smolin [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 10:54 PM
> To: List (dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com); 'Off Topic'
> Subject: VirtualBox
>
>
> Dear List:
>
> I need to set up two virtual machines - one Office 2010 pro, one 
> Office
> 2013
> pro, for testing.  I used Oracle's VM Virtual Box to create a 2007
machine.
> But I cannot remember how I got it to 'see' the DVD drive on my comp - 
> the host.  Obviously, I did it because I set up a virtual machine with 
> Office 2007, but dipped if I can remember how and get it done for 2010 and
2013.
>
> Can someone give me a lead on this?
>
> MTIA
>
> Rocky
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