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Hi guys. I just signed up to 24vc and vmware.so I'm no techy so was confused a bit about vmware. When I have to add an OS like window 7 8 10 or windows xp. Do I have to buy a hard copy and install it to my vmware or is it a download version from somewhere? Sorry guys if this is one of those questions that make you smack your forehead and shake your head moments. I'm just stumped. Thanks guys

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Hi, can simply download an .iso image of the OS you wish to use from online

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Would you be able to tell me from where?
I have your vm ware guide but it didn't explain the OS installation or anything like that.

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Yeah can simply get it off torrents or just buy a cheap CD off ebay for XP either way works

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Why use VM ware. Why not a new new user on the pc, far easier and I have never had problems running several accounts on 1 MacBook

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I tried this way by using my pc before, proved to be a nightmare.
mac woking on this way ?

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Why? My 8 years old girl can do it

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can just create a new user for each account

i use both and vmware can be used by buying xp for 20 quid off ebay or downloading it (be careful of viruses)

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Because it's modular and scaleable for large number of accounts without clutter up your real computer.
You can carry the VM around and use it on other computers too. If you use separate user accounts on a PC outside of a VM, sure it'll work. However if that PC fails for whatever reason, you can kiss those accounts good bye.

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I have all my accounts store in USB drive (Firefox Portable) and can be access everywhere I go :)

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do you use windows xp ?

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how do you use firefox portable for different accounts ?

eg if you have 5 accounts and use a browser and vpn to open your accounts, how do you then open another browser window without any linkage ?

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When you use Vmware, each VM is a virtual computer isolated within your hard drive. So there is no possibility of information leaking from one VM to another. Each of my VM's has it's own portable firefox on the virtual hard drive, and each VM is also configured to connect to it's own dedicated VPN. If you understand the configuration, it's the perfect stealth solution in my opinion. Switching between accounts is 10x faster than it would be when using User Accounts. VM's are also portable which makes backup's really simple, plus you can access your accounts from any computer, any where.

I also store all of my VM's on a flash drive, as well as my laptops hard drive and a backup portable hard drive. My stealth setup is 100% secure and double redundant.

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I'm not even change a user account. Just close the Firefox browser when I'm done and open another if I need to (with change my IP)

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Hi GTPro12:

I was just in your shoes last week. I ordered XP Professional from ebay for $22 free ship. Arrived in a few days and installs like a charm. I've been able to do multiple installs with the same disk as well.

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That works too, but I personally prefer a VM for higher level of isolation

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i was using a dongle, 4 user accounts in one laptop.
my 4 accounts all suspended in 30 mins. since then, what i do is each cheap pc for one single account.
it's a stupid way, but it's the safest way.
seems i need to learn more to steath.
Tony set up a good sample to be learnt.

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Did you remove and reinsert the dongle each time you logged onto each amazon account to change your IP

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yes, i did. somehow it's still linking.
what i can only tkink of is that even we use different user account, there are still something shared in this pc, that's why amazon can detect it.
to set up amazon account becoming harder and harder, i dare not to use this method.

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Does anyone use a version of Windows other than XP for VM Ware ?

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You can use any version....I have several in Windows XP, Windows 7.....but refuse to use Windows 8 and 10. You can also use other Operating Systems as well.

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As a start, you do realize Windows XP is a 14 year old OS which Microsoft has abandoned years ago right?

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For VM, what's wrong with Win XP?

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Excellent knowledge post. I use Win XP - yes abandoned but not used with VM in my case.

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Nothing, I was saying his post is stupid.
$22 for an OS that's no longer being supported is not uncommon, and jumping to the conclusion someone bought a counterfeit copy right off the bat like that is just absurd.

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why would you require support for xp anyway ?

also why does no one use windows 10, surely its faster and better for vmware

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I use VMware workstation 12 and Windows 7 32bit for Vms. 64 bit for the host.

One point to mention here is how much RAM has your computer got? Each of your VMs will need at least 1gb RAM to run....2gb would be better. So using VMware with only 2gb RAM installed on your host machine is pretty pointless - will just be very slow.

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Yes, I do realize that. I wasn't trying to offend anyone. I'm all about saving money and I was pointing out the $22 could have been saved. Sorry for ruffling you guys' and gals' feathers.

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With VMWare, don't use the latest version. I found version 8 or 9 is best. It is smaller and run faster

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This is why I prefer XP or any other lightweight OS. I don't need all the visual effects of Windows 7 in my virtual environments. I set up all my Win XP VM's with 1gb RAM and 10gb HDD, but they could run smoothly on 512mb RAM. My laptop only has 4gb RAM (state of the art two years ago) and all my VM's run perfectly smooth.

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I got VMware 8 version, And works fast i don't have problems with speed

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Oh ok.....Yeah I agree, lol.

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Interesting discussion.
Here's a question that was never asked here in the forum:
Do you know if Amazon sees the windows unique version (like build # or serial #)?
Can they link if I'm installing a Windows ISO in VMware again after that specific ISO ran a banned account?
I'm asking to know if I can use the same "burned" windows ISO/DVD for new VM I open...

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Phazors, ive got a quicj question, do you leave your laptop on 24/7 as it needs to be on for the VM's to work right?

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No
No.
Yes.

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VM's can be shutdown like a regular Computer, Computers don't have to be turned on 24/7 to work.

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Alright, so i can leave my laptop off, and control my VM remotely via the VMware app for android? And what about network and printing?

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For the VM Ware I use I have to install everything seperately. Since it is a different computer than your actual computer it is a clean basic version of Windows with nothing installed.


I do not want to hijack this topic but I have some VM questions myself. Whenever I start up one of my virtual computers it really takes a long time to start up and after that it is still slow, even though I assign about 4GB ram to it.

Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this? Swithing from one account to the other almost takes 10 minutes.

I was considering to start to use Firefox portable rather than virtual computers. Can someone give me some pointers what to look out for when using this?
Is changing IP enough or do I also need to delete flash cookies every time when I switch accounts?

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Yes mine takes ages as well when switching, might try v8 if it's faster

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This is what I was wondering I need to be portable. I need vm on flash drive and to be portable. Any recomendations on your setup. Flash drive and portable hard drive. I need sizes. I currently use ff portables on usb drive seems kind of slow and buggy compared to user accounts.