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Re: Installing Ubuntu From A Windows System With Wubi

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With vmware thereisn't the possibility that you delete all your data or screw up your windows install.
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yeah, but it's slow as heck and most people dont even know what vmware is, or how to make vm's.
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vmware is not slow, it just can't handle 3d graphics (normal applications work just fine) If a person doesn't know how to make a vm why would he be using wubi?
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vmware is not slow, it just can't handle 3d graphics (normal applications work just fine) If a person doesn't know how to make a vm why would he be using wubi?

I use Virtual PC to run my LAMP server and it works just fine . It seems to be quite fast, the only thing that lets it down is crappy graphics but unless you plan on using XGL or playing games, its good enough.
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compared to xen, vmware is slow. Xen can almost run vm's natively, but it's a little complicated to configure.
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xen isnt for windows though.
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true, but it's still a lot faster than vmware.
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Is it true that having one of those new CPUs with hardware virtualisation makes XEN faster?
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I would imagine so. have you heard about amd's 3 core cpu? they claim it's for people who aren't ready to use 4 cores, but want more than 2.
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I dont think multi-core is that great ATM

my P4HT seems to own my dads Core2 at games
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