Hi, I do the same here as well, running D2007 in a VM. Makes backing up far easier and means I can run linux as my host machine.
On Sat, 2009-05-30 at 10:14 +1200, Gary T. Benner wrote: > [Reply] > > HI all, > > I've been running my Delphi within a VM ( XP ) for quite some time now > with similar results re speed. > > regards > > Gary > > At 18:35 on 29/05/2009 you wrote > > >To : [email protected] > > >CC : > > >From: Trevor, [email protected] > > >Content Type: text/plain > > >Attached: > > > > > >Hi all, > > > I may be preaching to the choir here, but hey.... > > > > > > I've been given a new project which is essentially an update of > something > > >that I originally wrote with the field test version of Delphi 1. > > > > > > This time, we're going to be using decent machines and a decent > > >environment. I had requested an upgrade to D2009 before starting, but > was > > >told that I had to do a reasonable evaluation before the company > would spend > > >the money. I've started doing that. > > > > > > My first step was to install an evaluation version of D2009 (from a > > >suspiciously flowery USB stick) into a pre-built XP VM that I had > handy. It > > >didn't work. > > > > > > D2009 wanted MDAC2.8 service pack 1 which I downloaded from MS. The > MDAC > > >installer just told me that "this software does not work on the this > OS". I > > >wonder which OS MDAC is supposed to work on. VMS maybe? > > > > > > I changed tack, and did a bit of sweet-talking to the > infra-structure > > >guys. They gave me a Windows 7 RC1 iso to use for building my VM. > That > > >went swimmingly well. The 7 VM was even able to get internet access > from > > >within our horrendously locked down corporate network. > > > > > > Next, I tried the D2009 installer on this VM. It wanted a license > key. > > >Using my host machine, I tried to get one from the Embarcadero web > site. No > > >luck. I tried several browsers (opera, IE6 etc) but none worked. > > > > > > Back within the Windows 7 VM, I tried using IE8 to get a key from > > >Embarcadero. Success! D2009 installed and now runs. > > > > > > So now I am astonished. My Windows 7 VM lives on a 1TB USB drive > plugged > > >into the host machine. D2009 is installed in that VM. I cannot > believe how > > >fast it all is. > > > > > > Starting D2006 in my host (XP) machine takes about 2 minutes. > Starting my > > >Windows 7 VM, then starting D2009 in the VM takes about 30 seconds > all up. > > > > > > I'll do some more evaluation, but so far I am extremely impressed > with the > > >improvements that both MS have achieved with 7, and Embarcadero > (CodeGear) > > >have achieved with D2009. I'm still flabbergasted that the VM is > soooo much > > >faster than the host, especially since the VM is actually running on > the > > >host. > > > > > >Trevor > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > > >Post: [email protected] > > >Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > >Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Gary Benner > e-Engineer, Lecturer, and Software Developer > Gary Benner & Associates > 123 Internet Limited > Waiariki Institute of Technology > Mob: 021 966 992 > Skype: garybenner > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Ref#: 41006 > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: > unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: [email protected] Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: unsubscribe
