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Are virtualization softwares allow guest Operating Systems to fully utilize host's drivers/hardwares?
I like to use linux distros except for the lack of drivers that can fully utilize the hardware. As an example, graphic card drivers for linux cannot perform equally with their windows' counterpart ...
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How to turn a Windows XP partition into a VirtualBox virtual machine?
How can I turn a hard drive with XP into a VirtualBox virtual machine?
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VirtualBox freezes during runtime when running from Win7 but not from Linux
I have a virtual box disk on my NAS so I can use it from Windows as well as Linux.
This works fine except on Windows (7) the VM sometimes freezes.
The NAS (QNAP TS-109II) occasionally sends me an e-...
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How to recover Virtual Machines in Virtualbox?
For some reason, all of a sudden, all virtual machines are gone from the User Interface in virtual box. I suspect CCleaner has something to do with it, but that's not the point. Both the virtual ...
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How to access my local server on my VirtualBox virtual machine?
Here's my setup:
I have a local server running on my machine (Mac OS, Snow Leopard). I can access it via my browser by doing
localhost:3000
I have a virtual machine using Virtual Box running a ...
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Run a Virtual Machine from Virtualbox without launching virtualbox
since you're able to close the Virtualbox window after booting the virtualmachine, I was wondering:
Is there a way (command or shortcut) to run a VM installed in Virtualbox without having to open ...
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What are good linux programming environments for windows?
Especially for Rails, I've found that development on Linux is generally a lot nicer than on Windows. However, I still prefer Windows as my main OS.
So far I've tried 2 options.
Dual-Booting with ...
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Can I use one virtualbox disk for multiple machines?
I'm not sure what search term to use and skimming through the VirtualBox manual didn't help me either, so I ask my two questions here...
My setup is this: PC with dual boot into Windows 7 and a Debian ...
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VirtualBox: have higher guest resolution than host resolution
Is there any way to have a guest machine have a huge resolution (like 3000x2000 or something) in VirtualBox? I'd like to be able to move around the desktop by scrolling around. It seems like it would ...
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