this is for someone who would be willing to spend money on a product but have any of yo considered VMware ?

this is a post i posted on IntroBee: http://intobee.conforums.com
a user asked me to kind of explain what it is ...

VMware Workstation runs multiple operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Novell NetWare, simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked.
Let's say u want to test new hardware ..so you want to test if it is compatible with more then one OS ..so you install a guest operating system and see if it work on that one ... log onto Linux on the same machine and test it ...log onto Novell and test it there ..it's easier to test software and hardware with a few machine

BEST PART

VMware Workstation gives students the freedom to experiment with new applications or tools. With undoable disks, they can try "what if" scenarios without the worry of trashing the test system or having to rebuild it - virtual machines can be restored with a mouse click. Instructors/corporate trainers can create a library of pre-configured training environments, easily distribute them to students, and can quickly restore machines to a clean state for their next class. Sales and marketing professionals can distribute demo software without installation or compatibility problems and demo complex or multi-tier applications on a single laptop.


i think this one is understandable.

Also you do NOT need to partition your hard drive . VMware uses your computers file system and creates files that map on a virtual machines disk drives. And you do NOT need to boot ..you can change systems with mouse clicks.

VMware costs $329 US dollars (packed sitribution or 299$ (electronic distibution) You can also get the evalutaion version here http://www.vmware.com/download/index.html#eval 30 days .

You can get more support here: http://www.vmware.com/support/

i hope i answered some of your question . If you have more please ask.

THREAD located here : http://introbee.conforums.com/index....num=1064069716