VMware Player is a freeware virtualization software product from VMware, Inc. (a division of EMC Corporation). VMware Player can run virtual appliances and create virtual machines. It uses the same virtalization core as the VMware Workstation product.
VMware claims the Player offers superior performance for running Windows XP under Windows Vista or Windows 7, citing improved performance and better integration with Windows.
Previous versions of V...
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VMware Player is a freeware virtualization software product from VMware, Inc. (a division of EMC Corporation). VMware Player can run virtual appliances and create virtual machines. It uses the same virtalization core as the VMware Workstation product.
VMware claims the Player offers superior performance for running Windows XP under Windows Vista or Windows 7, citing improved performance and better integration with Windows.
Previous versions of VMware Player were unable to create virtual machines, requiring the user to download pre-created virtual appliances or create machines for use in Player with the full VMware Workstation product, or manually create and edit the plain text ".vmx" file that defines a virtual machine. The current version lifts this limitation, allowing users to create new virtual machines in the GUI. The differences between Workstation and Player now focus on IT and developer features including clones, multiple snapshots, and secured "virtual rights management"...
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