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<blockquote data-quote="NPuter" data-source="post: 559500" data-attributes="member: 34479"><p>1) if you want to store the virtual hdd for the virtural machine on an external hdd and run it from there, as far as I know, yes (I have not tried it, but would be surprised if it was not possible) -a fast firewire drive would be ideal</p><p></p><p>2)yes it will run all windows apps as it is windows that you will be running (there is the exception of apps that may need higher graphics/system support or apps that just don't like the vmware virtual hardware/drivers)</p><p></p><p>3)VMware Fusion is a really cool app... I like it because I can use my bootcamp partition within os x</p><p></p><p>4)yes... you would just make a new virtual machine for windows (set its max size to 150GB) and then create another virtual machine for Linux and set its max size to 50GB</p><p></p><p>VMware fusion virtual hdd's do not take up all the space they are allowed to right at the start... what happens is you set a max size for that hdd and it only uses as much space as it needs up until the max size</p><p></p><p>so say you install windows, set the max size to 150GB, and windows is only using 5gb, your virtual disk will only be 5gb... understand??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NPuter, post: 559500, member: 34479"] 1) if you want to store the virtual hdd for the virtural machine on an external hdd and run it from there, as far as I know, yes (I have not tried it, but would be surprised if it was not possible) -a fast firewire drive would be ideal 2)yes it will run all windows apps as it is windows that you will be running (there is the exception of apps that may need higher graphics/system support or apps that just don't like the vmware virtual hardware/drivers) 3)VMware Fusion is a really cool app... I like it because I can use my bootcamp partition within os x 4)yes... you would just make a new virtual machine for windows (set its max size to 150GB) and then create another virtual machine for Linux and set its max size to 50GB VMware fusion virtual hdd's do not take up all the space they are allowed to right at the start... what happens is you set a max size for that hdd and it only uses as much space as it needs up until the max size so say you install windows, set the max size to 150GB, and windows is only using 5gb, your virtual disk will only be 5gb... understand?? [/QUOTE]
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