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VirtualBox is a powerful x86 & AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product. It allows you to run multiple operating systems on your computer, at the same time. VirtualBox can run a large number of guest operating systems, including (but not limited to) Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris, OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD. Virtualbox may also run modified versions of Mac OSX, though the operating system is not officially supported. There are ... More info »

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  2. Thumbnail for Screenshot: Up to 32 virtual CPU cores to each virtual machine
  3. Thumbnail for Screenshot: VirtualBox executable free only for personal use and Open Source Edition (OSE)
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  5. Thumbnail for Screenshot: Ubuntu and OSX86 on Windows 7
  6. Thumbnail for Screenshot: System Settings: Motherboard, Processors, Acceleration
  7. Thumbnail for Screenshot: General Preferences: Network IPv4 Address
  8. Thumbnail for Screenshot: The Virtual Disk Manager
  9. Thumbnail for Screenshot: Configuration Details of a Virtual Machine
  10. Thumbnail for Screenshot: Shared Folders Settings
  11. Thumbnail for Screenshot: Hard Disk - Detailed explanation, if mouse-moving over a setting

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portable Portable VBox isn't made by Oracle. The portable 64bit-Version seems to work only with a parallel original VirtualBox Desktop installation. Download from http://www.techbeta.org/category/portable-apps, operating-system, virtualization +3 more, virtual-machine, vmware, sun

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Why is virtualbox more popular than vmware player?

Question by Yazilliclick about VirtualBox VMware Player Jul 2011

Currently I've been using vmware player for a while but am evaluating whether to make a switch or stick with it. My only real issue with it is switching the network adapter used. Looking on the net though every review seems to say vmware player is better/faster (if only marginally) but on here the votes aren't even close with virtualbox in the lead. So just curious on opinions.
 
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OmgItsTheSmartGuy  (Administrator) Jul 2011

Virtualbox actually allows you to create virtual machines, not just to run them.
 
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Yazilliclick  (User) Jul 2011

So does vmware player...
 
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OmgItsTheSmartGuy  (Administrator) Jul 2011

Well, VMWare Player wasn't able to create virtual machines before the release of Version 3. So I guess Virtualbox had a head start, since it's been around for years.
 
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OmgItsTheSmartGuy  (Administrator) Aug 2011

Update: It turns out that VMWare Player can't make snapshots of a virtual machine (basically, restore points). Virtualbox has included this feature for a while, and it's pretty useful-- if you ever get a virus on your VM or mess up its boot files, you can always restore to a previous snapshot. So that's one thing.
 
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