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MuffinsCanFly

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ive heard of having a virtual operation system on a computer. where you can log in to a username but once you shut down the computer everything on that username is deleted. but on the administrator or something you can load a virus scanner, firewall, games, other programs, or files you saved from the virtual one. is this true? and how can i do it? or what are the downfalls and what not.
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XBoy

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I am not sure but then you have to have it on a removable media like a floppy or CD. I guess you should google it for further information.
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While the Microsoft virtual PC does work, many people still prefer vmware for creating virtual space for operating systems.

Microsoft Virtual PC
http://www.microsoft...pc/default.mspx

vmware
http://www.vmware.com/virtualization/

http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

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Im currently using VMWare and Im running Ubuntu 8.04. It works fine right now, excep that I cant get internet and I cant install VMWare Tools to allow the resolution to be bigger inside VMWare. But it runs smoothly.
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