VMWare Workstation 4.5.2

By Jim on July 16th, 2004

We recently reviewed CrossOver Office, an application that allows Linux users to run Windows programs on their favorite distributions. Today, in reviewing VMWare 4.5.2, we bat from the other side of the plate and try to run Linux (and other operating systems) directly on a Windows desktop.

Many folks are curious about Linux and have wondered whether or not they should try it out. Well, wonder no more. VMWare makes it very easy to run Linux right on your Windows desktop. And, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can even try running the beta versions of the next version of Windows called “Longhorn” or even Sun’s Solaris operating system.

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