VMWare Workstation and Player differences

Many people want to try a variety of different operating systems, such as learning Linux, or want to engage in a special system to test a variety of things without messing up the existing system. At this point, using a virtual machine is the best choice. Mention the virtual machine, you will certainly think of the famous VMWare Workstation it, regardless of performance or compatibility is the best, unfortunately it is a billing software.

And today is the introduction of its brother--vmware Player. Its performance is exactly the same as VMware's, but the Player's function is relatively small, but the return is more compact, and the software is completely free, more suitable for individual users to use. Performance and usage are much better than free VirtualBox and are strongly recommended for use by friends of virtual machines. Highlights: New version adds the "Create Virtual machine" feature

In fact, VMWare Player has launched a number of versions, but has not much use value. Since it has always been a "player" for a virtual machine, it can only run virtual system files that have been created with VMWare Workstation, which itself does not create and install systems and is not easy to use. Now VMware has been very kind to add the "Create Virtual machine" feature to the new version of VMware Player, making the utility of this free software significantly higher. As a result, VMWare player also becomes the preferred virtual machine software for X-force on Windows.

The simplicity of the main interface has added to the advantages of creating virtual machine features VMWare Player:

-Free VMware Player volume of only 90 MB, compared to more than 700 MB and also pay for VMware Workstation is undoubtedly more suitable for personal users
-The main interface is clean and concise, almost all of the features need not be manually set
-Perfect support for floppy drive, optical drive, Bluetooth and USB devices, users in virtual systems as simple and convenient as operating a real system
-Compared to Windows7 XP Mode,player not only the system version is not required, there is no hard hardware requirements, basically the PC can use
-The virtual system is perfect for aero (frosted effect), support DirectX 9 3D acceleration, basically fluent play a lot of games
-now support the creation of virtual machines, more practical than the previous VMware Player has greatly enhanced
-Supports 32-bit 64-bit host and virtual
-Virtual machines now support IPV6 Network VMWare Player is the first choice for free gaming virtualization

Anyone can use VMware Player for free to try out a new operating system and switch between different operating systems without having to reboot the PC. With a simple installation, creating a virtual machine with the latest 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux operating systems is easier than installing multiple systems directly. Can run more than 200 supported operating systems, including Windows 7, Vista, XP, Ubuntu, CentOS, and many other versions of Windows, Linux, and so on.

I run a virtual XP under Windows7, designed to test all kinds of software better than Windows XP mode

Compared to Windows XP Mode or Vmlite, the Windows XP virtual machine has better images, better performance, and more integration. With Unity, shared folders, and drag-and-drop easy operations, VMware Player provides a better way to run Windows XP on Windows 7. Using VMware Converter to convert your existing Windows PC to virtual machines without reinstalling and configuring existing applications, you will need to reinstall and configure these programs in Windows XP Mode. The safest way to try new software

Want to experience a new operating system, or safely test new software in an isolated environment on your PC, or learn to try some risky actions. Using VMware Player is the ideal approach. Nothing you do in the virtual machine will affect your original operating system. using VMWare Player

When the system is installed, the player prompts the user to download the VMware Tools for the corresponding operating system and installs it, and you can think of it as the "driver" for VMware, the virtual computer. For example, after the virtual XP installed, you will be able to achieve real computer and Virtual XP Clipboard interoperability, file drag and drop functions.

The first time you install the system, you will be asked to download the corresponding VMware Tools

In addition, due to the different user's network environment, VMware Player also needs the user to modify the NIC mode of operation, VMware Player also provides three modes of operation, bridged mode, NAT mode and host-only mode, As long as the user chooses according to their own needs, click "Ethernet" at the top of the main VMware player window, and then make a selection so that the virtual system can meet its own network requirements.

Small knowledge: In bridged mode, virtual systems and host machines, like two computers connected to the same hub, are suitable for building LAN environments, while NAT mode is mainly used for virtual system access to the Internet; host-only mode, which is rarely used by ordinary users, It is mainly used in network management for special application debugging.