Is there a virtual machine for Windows?
I have recently been in search of a good Virtual Machine so I can setup some development servers on my Windows machine. I first tried VirtualBox to run a few different types of Linux distributions. VirtualBox at first seemed to work ok, and since it was recently purchased by Sun I thought that there was a lot of promise here. What ended up happening is that my laptops processor started getter hotter than HELL and crashed all the time on me. This was frustrating.
Next I tried VMware Server . This Virtual Machine worked a lot better than VirtualBox. Screen resolutions and hardware on my laptop were recognized with ease. The processor ran much cooler, which was a bonus. I hate the configuration of the network devices, which I find kinda cumbersome. Other than that, I find VMware a much better product.
I am just wondering if anyone has a better alternative for me. I guess I am just spoiled because I use Parallels at work on my MacBook Pro. Parallels just works great, but maby that is because it is running on a Mac. I find working in Virtual Machines as a development tool great, but have only come to this realization after having a Mac.
