The Virtual Machine Roundup

• Safely install software in a virtual layer
  ‘With Altiris SVS, you can install any program to a transparent layer that snags all attempts that the program makes to write to your system, instead saving them inside of the layer.’
• Download of the Day: Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (Windows)
  ‘Want your XP inside Vista or vice-versa? Virtual PC 2007 (3 years older and wiser than the 2004 edition) can run several versions of Windows on one physical PC.’
• Side-by-side Windows and Mac OS with Parallels
  ‘Using the previously-mentioned virtual machine software, Parallels Desktop for Mac ($79.99), you can run Mac OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, you name it) side-by-side.’
• How to run Windows and Mac apps side-by-side with Parallels
  ‘A new feature called Coherence hides the Windows desktop and allows you to run Windows apps in their own windows on your Mac desktop.’
• Beginners guide to running Linux in a virtual machine
  ‘If you actually want to run Linux more frequently than you’ll use a Live CD, but you don’t want to do a full-on install, setting up Linux in a virtual machine is just what you need.’
• VMware Fusion Beta 4 now available
  ‘Similar to Coherence for Parallels, this release introduces Unity, a feature that enables Mac users to run Windows apps along side Mac apps without any constricting application window.’
• Virtualize AND dual-boot the same Windows on your Mac
  ‘Now that Parallels and Boot Camp can share a single Windows installation, you can choose EITHER to boot fully into Windows OR to just hop into Windows while you’re still logged into OS X.’
• Turn a Windows partition into a virtual machine
  ‘Dual-booters: You can turn your physical Windows partition into a virtual machine that can be run from Linux.’
• Set Windows programs as defaults for your Mac (and vice versa)
  ‘Some applications are better on the Mac, others are better on Windows.’

(Via Lifehacker.)

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