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- Version: 3.1.2, 1/11/2010 07:13AM PST
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macmage
I am very pleased with VirtualBox. I've been using it to run Windows XP and haven't had any problems. I mainly use it to test Web pages in IE and to test custom applications I compile from REALbasic for Windows. I had been using Parallels and VirtualBox starts up and shuts down much, much quicker. When I start up VirtualBox, it takes just a few seconds to restore my machine state as opposed to Parallels which typically took so long that I would work on something else while it was starting up. It isn't as seamless with the Mac as Parallels or VMWare Fusion but it does support shared folders. It does have a seamless mode which is buggy. But, overall, it works very well for my needs.
Not ready for prime time - Version: 3.0.12, 11/18/2009 01:16AM PST
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MarkusWinter
Installed for a client (who moves from Win to Mac) on a German MacBook Pro 2,4 GHz with 4 GB RAM and a 500 GB harddisk
Installed WinXP, SP1, SP2, SP3, AntiVir, latest virus definitions (all downloaded on the Mac), THEN hooked it up to the network and installed all Windows updates incl IE8, then Adobe CS2 and Dreamweaver.
Noticed during registration of Dreamweaver that the @ on the keyboard is not working (works fine on the Mac). Switching to US layout or trying the position where the @ key is on the US keyboard did not help). Several other keys do not work either - pressing D results in the window minimizing etc
Deleted the complete VirtualBox installation, did it all again - same result.
Further issues I noticed: only shared folders (no drag&drop between Mac and PC), shortcuts don't work after being put on the desktop, can't put a shortcut back into the start menu, no copy/paste between Mac and PC, stalls from time to time for no apparent reason.
After wasting about 7 hours on trying to get it to work I had enough and downloaded VMware Fusion - no problems there.
I don't know if it is because I'm on a german system, but there seems to be a reason why this is 63 MB and Fusion is over 400 MB.
Installed WinXP, SP1, SP2, SP3, AntiVir, latest virus definitions (all downloaded on the Mac), THEN hooked it up to the network and installed all Windows updates incl IE8, then Adobe CS2 and Dreamweaver.
Noticed during registration of Dreamweaver that the @ on the keyboard is not working (works fine on the Mac). Switching to US layout or trying the position where the @ key is on the US keyboard did not help). Several other keys do not work either - pressing D results in the window minimizing etc
Deleted the complete VirtualBox installation, did it all again - same result.
Further issues I noticed: only shared folders (no drag&drop between Mac and PC), shortcuts don't work after being put on the desktop, can't put a shortcut back into the start menu, no copy/paste between Mac and PC, stalls from time to time for no apparent reason.
After wasting about 7 hours on trying to get it to work I had enough and downloaded VMware Fusion - no problems there.
I don't know if it is because I'm on a german system, but there seems to be a reason why this is 63 MB and Fusion is over 400 MB.
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- Not ready for prime time
Perfect solution for Windows testing in OS X - Version: 3.0.8, 10/6/2009 12:54PM PST
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~Antonio
Out of the gate, I'll mention taking a star off for the Linux issues. They're common, and I hear about them all the time.
Otherwise, this has been a very fast, very stable, very useful solution to me a web developer. I currently run several versions of Internet Explorer withing Windows XP using VirtualBox, as well as the debugging and coding tools which come with Office, and am very pleased with my experiences. The Guest Additions for switching between OS X and the host environment via hover state are excellent and also work quite well. Make this work with Linux, and it'll be a winner. Considering Sun is now owned by Oracle, who seems to love Linux, I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.
Otherwise, this has been a very fast, very stable, very useful solution to me a web developer. I currently run several versions of Internet Explorer withing Windows XP using VirtualBox, as well as the debugging and coding tools which come with Office, and am very pleased with my experiences. The Guest Additions for switching between OS X and the host environment via hover state are excellent and also work quite well. Make this work with Linux, and it'll be a winner. Considering Sun is now owned by Oracle, who seems to love Linux, I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.
