now i remember why i hated windows.

[slade17]

I just got vmware server running inside debian, so i installed fedora core 6 and windows 2000 professional.

here's what happened when i installed fedora:

i set up vmware, put in the fedora cd, went through the install process, set up a user, logged in.

then i updated the system; i opened a terminal as root, and ran "yum -y update".

here's what happened when i installed windows:

i set up vmware, put in the cd, went through the install and setup process, put in the serial number, set everything up, logged in.

then i updated the system; I opened internet explorer, downloaded firefox, then went to windowsupdate.microsoft.com, which said that i had to install the service packs first. i found, downloaded, and installed service pack 4, and windows had to reboot. after it booted i went to windowsupdate.microsoft.com, which said that i had to install some software to see what updates my system needed. so i did, and it said that my browser was not compatible, and i had to install IE6. so i searched on the windows site, and found something that said i could install IE6 through windowsupdate.microsoft.com... :confused: then i found a place on the site where i could download IE6, which was apparently a downloaded installer which then actually downloaded and installed IE6, and then required that i rebooted windows. then i have to open IE6, go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com, wait a few minutes for it to search to see what software i have installed, and... now its telling me i have to download a version of windows update to update the system. then after this is done, ill have to reboot windows again, then run the windows update program, then reboot again after i select and install the updates.

i wish pro/engineer and solidworks would work with wine, so i wouldnt have to bother with this :(

on a side note, does anyone know how to transfer files between a virtual machine and the host?


*edit* damn, there has to be, like, a few hundred critical security updates.

[Dies]

LOL !

Yeah, I've re-installed Windows a bunch of times so I know exactly what you're talking about.
The good thing is after you get all those updates it will boot up a little slower. Well maybe not since it's a VM.

As far as transferring files, if you need to do it constantly you can always use a flash drive or Samba, ftp, etc.

[srs]

VMWare Workstation (costs money) allows you to set up shared folders.

[slade17]

The good thing is after you get all those updates it will boot up a little slower. Well maybe not since it's a VM.
hey, thanks for rubbing it in :(

when i used windows XP on this computer, the damn thing was so slow. it took a few minutes to boot up. i was amazed at how fast fedora was, but then i realized that windows XP at my school was just as fast... because the computers werent connected to the internet, had never been updated, and had no software installed except what was required.

[techmatt]

For sharing file between a VM you could setup a samba share on the host OS then map to it with the Guest OS

I'm not sure how to do this but I know it has been covered in the forum before.