On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 07:36, Jeff Bankston wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Ken.

I've got the VMWare download, and a trial license, just gotta get into the docs and see what the procedure is for setting it all up. Mostly, do I reformat the hda and allocate DOS/fat32 partitions, let VMWare do it, how to install the Winapps via vmware, etc.

Should be a hoot, looking forward to axeing Windoze......

The only Winapps apps that I have to use is Word 2000, and Project 2000. I've been able to do everything else a network engineer could hope to do via Linux.

-Jeff

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I've been using VMware for about 3 years (on top of linux) and it is not as difficult as one might think. I use it for the same reason will be using it, forced use of some M$

products.

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Ken

VMware actually lets you go 2 different routes. By default it will create the "filesystems" in a folder of your choosing, a virtual filesystem. Or you can partition a harddrive and use that directly. I let VMware create the virtual filesystems, that way I can move them around at will just like moving any file. Experiment a little, thats how most people learn. Ken

On Tuesday 10 June 2003 03:36, Jeff Bankston wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Ken.

I've got the VMWare download, and a trial license, just gotta get into the docs and see what the procedure is for setting it all up. Mostly, do I reformat the hda and allocate DOS/fat32 partitions, let VMWare do it, how to install the Winapps via vmware, etc.

Should be a hoot, looking forward to axeing Windoze......

The only Winapps apps that I have to use is Word 2000, and Project 2000. I've been able to do everything else a network engineer could hope to do via Linux.

If those are the only things you need windows for then forget vmware (a very good product, but too expensive and you STILL need a legal copy of windows). Instead Go to http://www.codeweavers.com/home/ and invest the princly sum of $54.95 and install your Word 2000 and Project using their CrossOver Office software. It works very well. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen