VMware, VirtualBox, DOSBox or PCem?

[Sandi1987]

Which one is the best Windows emulator?

 

[Elixer]

Eh? What exactly are you trying to do here?

You can use VirtualBox to start a virtual machine then you can install a Windows OS on it...

 

[Bardock]

Grub4dos works well too but not very Windowsy.

 

[EXCellR8]

VBox. VMWare isn't too cost-effective on a small scale.

 

[XavierMace]

VBox. VMWare isn't too cost-effective on a small scale.

Free isn't cost effective on a small scale?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Free isn't cost effective on a small scale?

VMWare is free?

 

[TheELF]

VMWare is free?

Yes the VMWare package on their site can be used without a serial and is exactly what VMWarePlayer used to be.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Yes the VMWare package on their site can be used without a serial and is exactly what VMWarePlayer used to be.

Cool.

TIL.

 

[EXCellR8]

seeing zero free products on their website...

 

[TeknoBug]

The free VMWare Player has its limits, at that point VBox is better. If you pay for VMWare Pro then that's the choice. I use VBox and VMWare and VMWare Pro performs better in many ways and is super user friendly- and the ESXi is a cool concept (run a VM with the server and connect to it via remote from another computer).

However I personally use a hypervisor type VM (Xen) so I can directly access hardware.

 

[XavierMace]

and the ESXi is a cool concept (run a VM with the server and connect to it via remote from another computer).

However I personally use a hypervisor type VM (Xen) so I can directly access hardware.

Ummm, you know ESXi is a hypervisor, right?

ESXi and VMWare Player are both available as free versions.

 

[EXCellR8]

sounds like OP just wants the basic emulation...

 

[XavierMace]

Based on OP's other thread, OP is trying to play 3D accelerated Win98 games.