Excellent post on how to set up a VM, ryanjo. I have always thought that virtual machines are the coolest thing going on computers. Hyper V, etc. In fact, I thought it was so cool, that I demoed it at the user conference, and to be honest, I don't think anyone found it as cool as I.
Thanks for touting me on talking about the uses of VM and testing. Snapshots are 50 times better than System Restore on an OS such as XP, if only because it works.
But, one thing I have talked about ad nauseum was the use of VM and multiple ACs on one machine. This for people who want to open more than one chart at a time or for multiple computers at a nursing station, etc.
But, if the VM is in response to wwpp's issue of multiple logins, it is different. With VM on your computer, as you know, you can run an infinite number of OS. I know one person who had 37. Of course, he didn't run them all at one time. But, basically, it is a separate computer within a computer. So, each can have AC open and AC is accessing the database of the server because it is connected to the database. They aren't having to log in.
Therein lies the difference. With LMI (especially free), it is actually logging in remotely. And with that setup only the one user can log in at a time.
Vicky, good luck with VM. Make sure you know the reasons you are using it. Personally, I find using it as a sandbox for testing purposes is the best. But, it can be used in other ways.
Again, great post, but one thing Jon forgot to mention is that even though you can pay for VMWare or get a free Microsoft version or a free VMWare version, you still much have a license for the guest OS you put on. Some will find it tough to go out and buy WIN7 for $200 + (not sure the price) to put on the system. Of course, you do have the 30 day window.
