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Why should I get into virtualization?

One of my VMs is running the Windows 10 preview. Installing an OS without messing with hardware. When I am done, just select the machine and hit delete.

One of my VMs is running XP. Have some old games that won't run on 7, and the hardware requirements are low enough to run fine on the virtual hardware.

You could put Ubuntu on a VM to try it out. See if you actually like it better than Windows before making the change.
 
ketchup79 said:
One of my VMs is running the Windows 10 preview. Installing an OS without messing with hardware. When I am done, just select the machine and hit delete.

One of my VMs is running XP. Have some old games that won't run on 7, and the hardware requirements are low enough to run fine on the virtual hardware.

You could put Ubuntu on a VM to try it out. See if you actually like it better than Windows before making the change.
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Excellent! U bet, keeps yr system safe and impervious to the downside of experimentation, i.e. W10.

Not that I would go near W10 now....just sayin in general.
 
The benefits of virtualization are more apparent when you are dealing with a server environment. I currently have 7 hypervisors, each running 3-7 individual virtual machines. VM management is just so much easier than worrying about OS's installed to physical hardware.

In my case, I've actually seen performance increases by virtualizing. You definitely wouldn't for gaming or anything though.
 
Naer said:
Your IP is different when you're online through VM?
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No, but any malware will have a very hard time getting from your VM to your physical machine. Especially if you get tricky and use different OSs, ie, a Windows 8.1 machine running an Ubuntu virtual machine which runs the browser.
 
In my opinion, the only real use of VMs for an average computer guy is that if he wants to try out a different OS without actually installing it on his HD. VMs allow you to install an OS like a regular program.

Be advised, VMs are very resource heavy. I once tried it on my computer and had to abort midway because of the sheer time it was taking.

If you still wanna do it, download VMWare and get started.
 
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