virtualization

Hi Just a really quick question about running a OS in VMware Player (I said VB in the title and I can't change it now). I installed Ubuntu into VMware Player and it runs really slow. Everything works even the sound but video stutters etc, I'm assuming that's because my computer is really...

I am curious about Microsoft Windows. So I have a few questions. Microsoft Windows needs an antivirus program because it is in danger of getting viruses. Microsoft Windows also needs anti malware protection, antispyware protection.. Windows needs firewalls to protect from hackers. Windows...

Hi Guys First Ill explain what I did I am running Ubuntu with a virtual Windows Server 2008. The virtual machine has the word test mode at each section of the screen, not really sure how it got there but I intended on removing it. I performed some research on this matter and used bcdedit as...

Continuing with NAS coverage from Computes, QNAP had a few new products to show, including the new HS-251 silent NAS. However, I spent most of my time looking at their software and especially virtualization because that was a feature QNAP highlighted heavily, mostly because they now support...

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Greetings Fellow Techies, I have Virtualized a Windows 2008 DC Server using VMware vCenter tool. Once I open the Server using VM Player on Ubuntu the Server boots up flawlessly but Active Directory do not work. There is no point virtualizing the DC if the Active Directory is not working...

about half way through running windows experience index the screen gets a bunch of horizontal tears then blacks out and wakes up to a blue screen with a bunch of stuff on it about what happened but it rights it's self before any of it can be read. then when i get back to the desk top I get...

Hello, I run Windows 7 on my iMAC via Parallells without any problems normally. It works e.g. fine to run the Windows Office programs. But I run into problems when I try to run Windows Movie Maker. I get the instruction to run dxdiag.exe to verify my DDI-version. And then I get the following...

Wsus is what Microsoft calls its updating service and you can use it to download a local copy of their updates for any Microsoft software including all the service packs. A single person with only one machine is better off doing things the normal way but if you have a couple extra machines and...

I am very frustrated with Microsoft right now. I currently have a Macbook Pro with Retina Display and want to install Windows 8.1 in virtual box. I went to the MS website and was a little confused about the options so I started a live chat for help. They told me to purchase the Windows 8 Pro and...

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Hi, I need some quick help in enabling hardware virtualization on my laptop. My operating system is Windows 7 and I am using HP Pavilion DV6. For my uni course, I need to run Linux on Oracle VM Virtual Box, but in the process I got the following error message: Link Removed After some googling...

Hoping to get some help on an issue that I have been hard pressed to find a solution for. I have an end user that currently works in a department that utilizes an application called RSA SecureID that runs in App-V. This application allows for remote VPN access to the internal corporate network...

Hello all. First time post. I am running Server 2012 and Hyper-V. Each time I attempt to create a Windows 7 VM I am presented with a black screen and flashing cursor when the newly created VM launches. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Peter

I posted this in the Windows 7 tutorial section because it is running under Windows 7. But it might be of interest for the Windows 8 community. http://windowsforum.com/threads/wikndows-8-in-virtual-from-an-external-disk.180080/

Since I still do my work in Windows 7, I decided to run Windows 8 in virtual. Advantage is that I can switch seemlessly between the two Windows systems and easily share data. And I went one step further and moved the folder of the virtual system to an external disk (in my case a SSD). That way...

Hello I would like to see and use the Chrome OS before buying a Chromebook for my wife who is not pc literate. I am fair but know nothing about virtualization except it can help me accomplish my goal -with some advice. I have provided a link which I think I can follow with the laptop by my side...

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H Rev 1.3 BIOS Ver. : F10B Not going into the overclocking/Voltages/freq Etc section. To access all features do CTRL+F1 to go to "Advanced Mode" This Article gives the best information explaining this options. Link Removed Internal graphic mode...

Hello, I am trying to use raw disk for my Virtual Box. The only problem is that I don't know how to map vbox numbering of partition to that of windows. So basically I don't know which one's which. I have two hdds, one with a full partition, the other with two windows partitions, a 100MB...

I am looking at making a little cluster of servers for class and as a practice area for working with servers. Even though it is not for production I want it to be able to work as if it where. This question is about what you as individuals have to say, not really a right or wrong or concrete...