I tried VirtualBox and ran into format issues when trying to utilize a VMWare virtual machine from VirtualBox. IOW, something needed to be changed in the VMWare virtual machine in order for it to be read with VirtualBox (actually, I think it just needed a configuration change, but I decided not to mess it with further at that point).

So, then I tried Virtual PC because I had problems with VMWare running VS2010 on a Windows7 vm (it was a vm that Gary had created and given to me). I had no problems with the VPC that I created running Windows 7 (my host machine is XP Pro) and it works just fine with VS2010 too. But, you're probably talking about Windows 7 as the host? What limitations are you running into?

BTW, I am basically a noob when it comes to virtualization, so take my responses with a huge grain of salt. I should probably try VirtualBox again though ... I did not give it a very thorough road test.

~~Bonnie



>I recently ran into limitations with Virtual PC on Windows 7 - and have actually found recent versions of VMWare to be somewhat sluggish, even on a fast machine.
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>Well, I think I've found a third option.
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>I pulled down Sun VirtualBox (which is free) a week ago, and created 2 VMs for VS 2010 and SQL Server 2008R2.
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>It allows you to create a 64-bit VM, which (AFAIK) can't be done with Virtual PC. (SharePoint 2010 beta requires 64-bit).
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>So far, so good. The settings offer more advanced features than Virtual PC. I've only been using it for a week, but have really been impressed with it.
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>Just curious if anyone has used it - might be a bit premature to say this, but I think it's the virtual software I've been looking for.