John A. Wallace wrote on 04/15/2012 10:18 AM: > > Hello. I have not used any virtualization product before, but I would > like to try VirtualBox. I have looked over the online user manual and > found nothing glaring out as problematic. I also looked at a couple of > reviews to get a sense for the pros and cons and for the system > requirements, and still I have seen no reason not to proceed with this > choice of virtualization. If anything, I am more encouraged after > looking over the initial documentation and reviews. > > My hardware appears to me to be adequate. I downloaded the HAV > detection tool from Microsoft available here: > https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=592. According > to its analysis, my machine is capable and enabled with HAV. I intend > to use Windows XP as the host and Windows Server 2008 as the guest. If > there is a special guide related to this procedure or any other > considerations, please advise. I welcome any pointers you can > provide. Thank you. > >
My only additional advice would be to use a more robust host OS, such as some flavor of Linux. XP is at the end of the life cycle. With Linux you will have no licensing costs for the hosts OS, unless you want one with vendor support, fewer worries about viruses and other malware, and a more stable environment. I have used VirtualBox on CentOS 5 and 6, Scientific Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (as well as Mac OS-X) with excellent results, but there are numerous other viable choices. If you don't want to make the leap to Linux just yet, start with XP and try a Linux distro or two in a VM. Your VMs should be portable to a new host OS later - another great feature of VirtualBox. This list is also an excellent support venue. Good luck, Phil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
