Hello, could you write an article about the VMware Workstation virtual machine, I looked for such an article from you, but didn’t find it, I want to install it on itWindows 8.1. It would be great if you could also explain the difference betweenVMware Workstation and popularVirtualBox. Which one is better?

Installing a VMware Workstation virtual machine

Hello friends, my name is Ro8 and I will answer this question.

Both virtual machines: VMware Workstation and VirtualBox are serious applications capable of performing the most complex virtualization tasks of modern computer world and you can successfully use any of the proposed virtual machines for yourself. In general, I believe that it is impossible to compare these two products at this level (which is worse and which is better), they are both good in their own way. Let's approach the question of comparison from a slightly different angle.

If you novice user, then choose without hesitation, it is simpler and, in terms of its basic capabilities, is by and large not inferior to VMware Workstation.

VMware Workstation is a commercial product ($207) with official support.

All significant differences VMware from VirtualBox important primarily for developers software and network administrators:IN VMware Workstation technology built-in integration with development and testing environments for various software and it has more tools for working with a virtual network environment - NAT, DHCP. There is functionality for compression of virtual disks - Compact Virtual Disks and other features that most likely will not be needed by the average user. However, VMware Workstation has trial period use for 30 days and we can get to know it better.

Today I will review the program Vmware Workstation 10 which will simulate another system on your PC or laptop. It doesn’t matter which one, from Windows series or Linux, or maybe even one or the other. It all depends on needs and desires. But first, a little introductory text so that the uninformed reader understands what we are actually talking about!

Well, let's get started. Starting from this article, I will post at least three links to download the programs I write about here. I know that very often many people have problems with this. And therefore it is worth considering this point.

You can download Vmware Workstation 10 here:

• nnm-club.me - torrent (requires registration on the torrent);

I installed the repack version for myself, and I will use it to conduct reviews. It all starts with downloading, then click on exe file and carry out the standard installation procedure. I'll make a small digression and tell you what requirements your system has. this program, that is, what resources should be on the computer for normal use Vmware Workstation 10.

System requirements:

• 64-bit Intel processor Core™ Solo x86 or equivalent, dual core AMD processor Athlon™ 64 FX or equivalent
• Clock speed 1.3 GHz or more
• 2 GB RAM minimum/4 GB RAM recommended

You must also have at least 10 GB of free space on your computer hard drive, you will need to install another system that requires a certain amount of disk space.

Analysis of Workstation 10 menu controls

We see 5 main VM menu items, although the main ones are rather the two on the left, and the right three are sort of auxiliary. I will write a little about each of them. so that you understand why they are needed and how you can apply them for yourself.

Create a new virtual machine - the most important thing for us, here we will create a new virtual machine, indicate to it system parameters and all sorts of little things.

Opening a virtual machine- this is one of the cool features of this program, you can export and then open your installed system. Actually, this is the window for opening it.

Connecting to a remote server— you can use a virtual machine not only on your computer but also on a remote server. And this is the actual button for connecting to a remote machine.

Physical machine virtualization— This is a quick and comfortable transition of your PC to a virtual environment. Although this is in the menu, it will not work for use with a 30-day trial or a broken repack. You need to register and obtain a license to download a special add-on that makes this transition.

Installing WIndows on a Workstation 10 Virtual Machine

Dismantled theoretical part and it’s time to move on to the practice of installing the OS on a VM. Click on the icon for creating a new virtual machine. A window opens with the right to select the installation mode:

• Normal mode
• Selective

If you have not had experience with running a VM before, then use the normal mode, I will take it as an example. After clicking next, we move on to the next window, where you must carefully indicate the location from which our new OS will be installed. I advise you to read my post in order to have an idea of ​​how this is done. I will bet with ISO image on my computer, you indicate what is relevant to you. If you also install from an image, then you must also specify the path to the disk image on your computer. If the path you specified matches, then you will be given a similar entry as in the screenshot below.

Let's go further, and as usual you will be asked for a key, as well as a personalized name and, if desired, a password for your future account administrator. Enter the data and continue. Now be careful, the program asks you to indicate the location where your new virtual machine will be installed; in simple terms, you indicate the disk where the free space for your virtual system will be taken from. The default drive is “C”, you can specify another one.

Now we indicate the maximum size for your VM, the default is 40 GB, and also check the box to split into several files or store data in one file. It also explains why this is needed. You decide and continue. You need to pay close attention to the following parameters already selected by default by the program.

512 MB of RAM is not enough for me and I want to add it, that’s what the button is for Equipment setup in which you specify the system parameters that will be available to your virtual machine. There you can edit the following parameters:

• Memory (RAM)
• Number of processors used
• CD/DVD ROM
• Network adapter
• USB controller
• Sound card
• Printer
• Display

Now that’s all, click ready and watch how your OS begins to install. I was also prompted to add to devices WEB camera, this can be done later if desired. Well, the installation of the System itself is no different from any installation on a real Physical system; if you have difficulties with this, I above provided a link to an article about installing the system. So I make my own coffee, and you do what you prefer, we will continue after installing our system.

My installation is complete and I want to show you the main aspects when using the guest OS. Since it’s difficult to describe in words, I’ll take a screenshot and post it in this article.

With this I will say goodbye to you, I wish you good luck and more knowledge in mastering new technologies.

With all respect, Andrew.

Getting started with VMware Workstation
(for Dummies)

Many people, having heard the term “Virtual Machine”, think that it is very difficult and do not want to use this wonderful and very useful tool, which in many ways makes life easier for both software developers, testers, and ordinary users. In this article I will try to dispel the myth about the complexity of working with virtual machines and I’ll walk you through the whole process, starting with installing the virtualization program, ending with installing and configuring the guest operating system. Also, in conclusion, I will give basic techniques for working with a virtual machine.

As an example, I chose the VMware Workstation 7.1.4 virtual machine and the ubuntu-12.04 guest operating system. And I will install and configure all this in the host operating system Window XP.

Well, let's get started and start with a description of the process of installing a virtual machine.

1. Install the VMware Workstation 7.1.4 virtual machine.

The VMware Workstation 7.1.4 distribution comes in the form of a single executable file: VMware_Workstation_7.1.4_Micro_Rus.exe. After launching the executable file, a window appears on the screen showing the process of preparing to install the program (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Preparing to install a virtualization system.

After 10-20 seconds, after collecting all the necessary information and preparing to install VMware, an installation assistant window will open on the screen, first of all warning about intellectual property rights (Figure 2).

Figure 2. VMware Installation Assistant.

Feel free to click the “next” button to proceed to selecting the installation type (Figure 3).

Since the article describes the installation for novice users, let’s not split hairs and choose the installation standard package VMware, which will be sufficient for most user virtualization software requirements. In the future, it will always be possible to add components that are not included in the standard package.

Figure 3. Selecting the installation type.

After clicking the “Next” button, the installation assistant will prompt you to select the folder in which the program will be installed (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Selecting an installation location.

After clicking the “Next” button again, a window will open in front of you with a choice of where to place the shortcuts quick launch virtualization programs (Figure 5). Where to place quick launch shortcuts is a matter of taste. I find it most convenient to use the Start menu.

Figure 5. Selecting a quick launch location.

This was the last preparation for installation, as you will be informed by the window that opens after clicking on the “Next” button (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Ready to install message.

To start the installation, click the “Install” button and a window will open in front of you showing the installation process (Figure 7). Now you have to wait a couple of minutes.

Figure 7. Installing VMware Workstation.

After the installation is completed, a window will open on the screen informing you about this long-awaited event (Figure 8). Click the “Finish” button to complete the installation and proceed to creating and configuring your first virtual machine.

Figure 8. Completing the VMware Workstation installation.

2. Create a virtual machine.

Creating your first virtual machine will be as easy as installing virtualization software. To create a virtual machine, launch the VMware Workstation virtualization program from the Start menu (Figure 9).

Figure 9. Launching VMware Workstation.

Naturally, the first time you launch the program, it will prompt you to read the license agreement and accept it (Figure 10). We don’t have much of a choice, and if we want to create a virtual machine based on VMware, we agree with it.

Figure 10. License agreement.

As soon as you agree to accept the license, the VMware Workstation program window will open in front of you (Figure 11), in which you will be offered a choice of one of three actions:

• create a new virtual machine;
• create new group virtual machines (usually used when you need to create a virtual computer system, for ease of access and work with individual virtual machines that are part of the virtual computing system);
• open an existing virtual machine or group of virtual machines.

Since this is our first launch of VMware Workstation, there is nothing to open yet, and it’s too early to create a group; first we need to learn how to handle a separate virtual machine. Therefore, we choose the first of the proposed options.

Figure 11. VMware Workstation program.

After selecting the first option, the Virtual Machine Creation Wizard window will open (Figure 12), which will help you quickly and easily create and configure your first virtual machine.

Figure 12. Virtual machine creation wizard.

For the first time, we will select a standard virtual machine configuration that will suit most users. To do this, mark the option “Normal (recommended)” in the configuration options offered to choose from and click the “Next” button.

After this, a window for selecting the source for installing the guest operating system will open (Figure 13). I downloaded the Ubuntu 12.04 guest operating system in advance from RuTracker.org as an installation disk image (.iso). Therefore, in the window that opens, select the second option: “Install from an installation disk image” and indicate the path to the required file (ubuntu-12.04-oem-i386.iso).

Figure 13. Selecting the guest OS installation source.

To simplify the installation of the guest operating system, next step, the virtual machine creation wizard will prompt you to specify personal data for installing the guest operating system (Figure 14). In the window that opens, enter your name, username and password.

Figure 14. Entering personal data.

After clicking the “Next” button again, we proceed to setting up the parameters of the created virtual machine. First of all, you will be asked for the name of the virtual machine and its location. An example of filling in these parameters is shown in Figure 15.

Figure 15. Name and location of the created virtual machine.

For comfortable work with the Ubuntu operating system, 20 GB is enough. The file size is quite large, so if you plan to transfer it to other computers or make backups, then you should think about the possibility of placing a virtual hard disk in several files.

Since I don’t have the task of moving or copying a virtual machine, I will select the “Save the virtual disk as one file” option. In addition, the virtual machine works a little faster with such virtual hard disks.

Figure 16. Configuring virtual hard disk settings.

On this basic settings the virtual machine ends and after clicking on the “Next” button, a window will open showing the virtual machine parameters you have set (Figure 17).

Figure 17. Installed virtual machine parameters.

As you can see from the figure, all the basic parameters necessary for comfortable work with the virtual machine are installed:

• hard drive size – 20 GB;
• size random access memory– 500 MB;
• type network adapter- NAT;
• input/output devices, etc. – CD/DVD, Floppy, USB controller, Printer, Sound Card.

Almost all virtual devices are present here and their parameters are quite suitable for normal work with a virtual machine. If, for any reason, you need to connect an additional device or change the parameters of the virtual machine, for example, the amount of RAM, then click the “Hardware setup…” button and select add devices or change their parameters.

Since you can add new devices or change any parameters of a virtual machine without problems even after it is created and the guest operating system is installed, at this stage I will not change anything in the proposed parameters and will proceed to installing the guest operating system.

To do this, just check the box “Start the virtual machine after creation” and click “Finish” to complete the creation of the virtual machine. In this case, the files of your virtual machine will appear in the folder you selected (Figure 18), the virtual machine will start, and the installation process of the guest operating system will automatically begin (Figure 19).

Figure 18. Files of the created virtual machine.

Figure 19. Starting the guest OS installation.

3. Install the guest operating system.

The guest operating system is installed on a virtual machine in almost the same way as on an ordinary computer, but I will still briefly describe the process Ubuntu installations 12.04 as a guest operating system.

Installation of the operating system will begin automatically after the creation of the virtual machine is completed, and after a few seconds a window with the Ubuntu installation wizard will open on the screen (Figure 20), in which you must select the language in which the installation wizard will dialogue with you and select one of the OS installation options :

• try Ubuntu by launching the operating system from the disk;
• install Ubuntu.

Naturally, we choose the second option, since we need a full-fledged guest operating system. Click the “Install Ubuntu” button to begin installing the guest operating system.

Figure 20. Ububtu installation wizard.

If you have slow Internet access or no Internet access at all, or for some reason you do not want to download updates for the operating system you are installing, uncheck the Enable Networking menu item by clicking the button and then clicking on the line in the menu that appears “Enable Networking” (Figure 21).

As a result of these actions, the checkbox next to the “Enable Networking” line should be absent. This will allow you to save a lot of time when installing the operating system, and if you wish, update the system and install latest versions software is possible after installing and configuring Ununtu.

Figure 21. Disabling the network during installation.

Before starting the installation, the “installation wizard” will inform you about the required hard disk space and the need to connect to the Internet, which is desirable, but not at all necessary (Figure 22). In addition, if the Internet is slow, the installation process can take a long time.

It is also advisable to allow the installation of Fluendo MP3 to play multimedia content.

Figure 22. Preparing to install Ubuntu.

At the next stage, you need to select a method for partitioning the hard disk into partitions (Figure 23). Since we have created only one virtual HDD and not very large in size, then we will choose the first option, besides, after creating the virtual hard disk there is no useful information and you can safely format it.

Figure 23. Partitioning the hard drive.

At the next stage, we select the hard drive on which we will install the operating system. And since we have only one virtual hard disk, there is actually nothing to choose from and it will be offered by default. Simply click the “Install Now” button to begin the installation.

Figure 24. Selecting a hard drive for installation.

After clicking the “Install Now” button, files will begin copying from the image installation disk to a virtual hard disk. To save time, in parallel with the copying process, you need to make basic settings for the operating system and the first setting will be to select your location.

You can enter the name of the city or select its approximate location on the map. Once the required city is specified, click the “Continue” button.

Figure 25. Selecting a location.

At the next stage, the keyboard layout is selected (Figure 26). In the same window, you can check your selection and make sure that the printed text is displayed correctly. Usually, by default, the keyboard layout is determined correctly according to the city you specified and no additional actions are required at this stage. Click the “Continue” button to move to the next step Ubuntu settings.

Figure 26. Selecting a keyboard layout.

Now you need to set personal data (Figure 27):

• own name;
• computer name;
• username (must not be the same as your name);
• password for logging into the operating system under specified name user.

Here you will be asked to indicate how to log in to the system: automatically or after entering a password. If unauthorized people will have access to your virtual machine, then it is better to select the “require a password to log in” option. This will keep your personal information intact.

After entering all the data, click the “Continue” button.

Figure 27. Entering personal data.

This completes the basic Ubuntu settings (Figure 28) and the entire further installation process will take place automatically.

Figure 28. Automatic installation Ubuntu.

During the installation process, advertising screensavers will periodically appear, describing the advantage of the installed operating system over previous versions Ubuntu, which will help somewhat brighten up the wait for the installation to complete. However, the installation process may take several tens of minutes, but fortunately we are installing the operating system on a virtual machine, and you can simply minimize the window with the installation process and go about your business.

When the installation is complete, a message will appear on the screen notifying you that the installation is complete and prompting you to restart your computer (Figure 29). Feel free to click “reboot”, because this only applies to your new, ready-made virtual machine, and not to the entire computer.

Figure 29. Completing the Ubuntu installation.

In a few seconds, a virtual machine window with the Ubuntu operating system installed will open in front of you (Figure 30), revealing the widest possibilities of virtual machines and complexes that you have not yet used. Customize the operating system settings to suit you and enjoy your work.

Figure 30. Operating room Ubuntu system 12.04.

4. Basic operations with a virtual machine.

4.1. Starting a virtual machine

From the start menu, launch the virtualization system:

Start->All Programs->VMwre->VMware workstation

In the window that opens, select the menu item:

File->Open

And select the virtual machine you created (the .vmw file). My virtual machine is located at the following address:

F:/VM Ware/Ubuntu.vmx

Start an open virtual machine using one of the following methods:

4.2. Pausing the virtual machine.

When you finish working with the virtual machine, you can pause it, which will save the state of the virtual machine at the time you finished working, and you can close the virtualization program.

After resuming work (see section 4.1), the virtual machine will appear in front of you in the form in which you finished working with it. This is the most common and convenient way finishing work with the virtual machine.

You can pause the virtual machine in one of the following ways:

4.3. Shutdown the virtual machine.

To shut down the virtual machine, just complete in a standard way operation of the guest operating system. In this case, the virtual machine will end automatically and you can close the virtualization program.

However, there is also an analogue of the computer buttons “Power off” and “reboot”, which allow you to turn off or restart the virtual machine, regardless of the state of the guest operating system. You can turn off virtual machines:

You can reboot the virtual machine:

• select menu item: VM->Power->Reset;
• press the key combination ctrl+R.

However, the most convenient way to complete work with a virtual machine, in my opinion, is to install it on a slot (section 4.2).

4.4. Connecting removable devices to a virtual machine.

You can connect removable devices in the menu:

VM->removable devices

By checking the box next to the required removable devices, you connect them to the virtual machine; by unchecking the box, you disconnect them. As you can see, everything is very simple.

To make it even easier, I’ll give an example of connecting to a virtual machine USB storage:

• connect the USB drive to the computer and after a few seconds in the menu “VM->Removable Devices” a new item will appear with the name of the connected USB drive, in my case it is: Feiya Mass Storage Device;
• check the menu “VM->Removable Devices -> Feiya Mass Storage Device->Connect (Disconnect from Host)”(Figure 31) and after a few seconds a folder with the contents of the USB drive will open on the desktop of your guest operating system (in our case, Ubuntu);

Figure 31. USB connection drive.

For USB disconnect drive, uncheck the box in the same menu.

4.5. Switching between host and guest operating systems.

To switch from the guest operating system to the host operating system, press the key combination ctrl+alt. To return to the guest operating system, click on the window with the guest operating system.

This is quite enough to start working with a virtual machine, and in the future, if you like the capabilities of the new tool, and you will certainly like them, you can easily explore all its capabilities, and I will try to help you in one of the following articles.

VMware Workstation is a popular system virtualization program. VMware Workstation is a powerful solution for software developers and system administrators who create and test complete server-class network applications running in a variety of environments.

So let's get started:

1) Go to the official website page to download the program: http://downloads.vmware.com/d/

3) On the page that opens, select VMware Workstation X.X.X to download for Windows(where X.X.X is the version number)

4) Click on the Download button next to Workstation for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit with VMware Tools.

5) Click on the Register button and fill out the registration form (where you indicate your e-mail, which receives an activation letter, you can enter data that is not yours) and click Continue

6) At the bottom of the EULA agreement, click Yes and find yourself on the download page. The program is free for full-function use for 30 days. After this period, you need to register it. I advise you to download a key generator (Keygen) for your version of the virtual machine in advance so that you can enter the key during installation. Or immediately download VMware Workstation 10.0.2 Build 1744117 + keygen + Rus from here http://rsload.net/soft/10943-vmware-workstation.html

7) Download Workstation for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit Main installation file with Tools. Unlike other virtual machines, the VMware Workstation installer is over 500 Megabytes in size.

8) Install the program. Restart your computer by clicking Restart Now in the last program window or clicking Restart Later and restarting manually later.

9) Launch the program. Set the radio button to Yes, I accept the terms in the license agreement and click OK

10) In the main program window, click on the New Vitual Machine icon.

11) Set the switch to Typical (recommended). Click Next.

12) Set the switch to Installer disk image file (iso). Click the Browse button and specify the path to Windows ISO image 7. Click Next.

13) Enter your Windows 7 installation code, username and password and click Next. If you decide to enter this data later, then after clicking the Next button, click on the Yes button.

14) Select a name and location for your virtual machine file. Click Next.

15) Set the size of your virtual hard disk in gigabytes (20 GB is enough).

16) Click the Finish button to create the virtual machine.

17) In the VMware Workstation Activation window, click Enter Serial Number to enter your serial number(This is where our Key Generator comes in handy)

18) After entering the number in the pop-up window Register your version of VMware Workstation now! click Register button

19) In the main program window, go to the tab with the name of your virtual machine (by Windows default 7) and click the Power on this virtual machine link.

20) Unlike other virtual machines, the installation of Windows 7 will begin itself and most of the installation of VMware Workstation will be performed automatically, your participation in the process Windows installations 7 is almost not needed.

21) After completing the installation of Windows 7 on the virtual machine, VMware Workstation will immediately launch Windows 7 for you inside the virtual machine.

22) Immediately after launching, VMware Workstation will independently install additional VMware Tools for you, and also, if you have an Internet connection, will independently install all the necessary drivers.

23) Use the Ctrl+G key combination to unlock the simultaneous use of the mouse in both the virtual system and the main one.

24) To shut down the virtual machine, shut down virtual Windows 7 as you would in regular Windows. Start -> Shut down.

25) To launch installed Windows 7 in the main program window, in the left column, select the name of your operating system. In the tab that opens with the name of your virtual machine (Windows 7 by default), click the Power on this virtual machine link.

Connecting removable devices to a virtual machine.

You can connect removable devices in the menu:

VM->removable devices

By checking the box next to the required removable devices, you connect them to the virtual machine; by unchecking the box, you disconnect them. As you can see, everything is very simple.

To make it even easier, I’ll give an example of connecting a USB drive to a virtual machine:

Connect the USB drive to the computer and after a few seconds a new item will appear in the “VM->Removable Devices” menu with the name of the connected USB drive, in my case it is: Feiya Mass Storage Device;

Check the menu “VM->Removable devices -> Feiya Mass Storage Device->Connect (Disconnect from Host)” and after a few seconds a folder with the contents of the USB drive will open on the desktop of your guest operating system (in our case, Ubuntu);

To disconnect the USB drive, uncheck the checkbox in the same menu.

To switch from the guest operating system to the host operating system, press the key combination ctrl+alt. To return to the guest operating system, you need to click on the window with the guest operating system.

Hello, friends. Today I want to tell you about the WMware Workstation program, about its installation, as well as how to install the operating system on it. Of course, I will not only tell you all this, but also show you the whole process.

It should be noted that Windows 7, 8, and 10 have their own VHD support, which means you can create a virtual hard disk using third party programs and without their participation. Read more. If you have Windows XP, then you cannot do without using third-party software.

So why do you need a virtual machine? And in order to emulate the system and use it without fear of anything. Probably everyone has to change their operating system. No matter how much you clean it and take care of it, over time the system will still need to be reinstalled. Of course, you want to look at what you will bet in advance. That's when a virtual machine comes in handy. Also, you can test a dubious program on a virtual machine that you are afraid to install on your computer, without any harm. First, I will show you how to install VMware, and after that I will show you how to install Windows on it.

Program installation

To get started, run installation file programs. Once launched, select the language of the virtual machine and click OK.

After that, skip the program greeting by pressing the “Next>” button and proceed to reading license agreement. Confirm your agreement and click the "Next>" button.

Next, the program will offer you which installation to choose: typical or normal. I advise you to choose the first option for beginners, and the other for those who are familiar with the computer. Select the desired one by clicking on the settings icons.

The next step is to select a directory to install the virtual machine. To select a folder, click the “Change...” button. Click the "Next>" button to continue with the installation.

In the next window, set the marker if you want the program to search for and install the update, and click the “Next>” button

After that, choose to install a shortcut on the desktop, as well as in the Start menu or not, and click the “Next>” button.

Click the “Continue” button to continue the installation and wait for it to finish. To complete the installation of the virtual machine, click the “Finish” button. This completes the installation.

Installation of the operating system.

Well, let's move on to installing the operating system on a virtual machine. After starting the program, your first step will be to select an operating system image. To do this, click on the “Create a new virtual machine” tab.

After that, select the configuration type: normal or custom. Since this article is intended for beginners, we select the normal installation and click the “Next” button.

In the next window, select what the operating system will be installed from: disk or installation image file. Select what suits you and click “Next”.

The next step is to enter your product key and you can also set a password for future system, if you want to perform all these actions later, just click the “Next” button.

After that, select the name and location of the virtual machine. To continue the installation, click the same button as in the previous step.

In the next window, select the maximum size virtual disk, as well as a way to save the virtual machine on your computer. If you select the first option, the virtual machine will be saved as only one file. I advise you to choose saving using multiple files. Click the “Next” button to continue.

Next, look at the options and click the “Finish” button. Wait for the virtual machine to install on your computer and run it to install the operating system. After this, perform a standard Windows installation.

Remember: take your time with the installation and do everything step by step, after which you will get the result you were hoping for.