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Tag Archives: VirtualBox
Lubuntu in VMware Player: “The system is not connected to the Internet”
I was installing Lubuntu in a virtual machine (VM) in VMware Workstation Player. Lubuntu booted up. Its desktop offered an icon, “Install Lubuntu 20.04 LTS.” I double-clicked on that. It said, “Welcome to the Lubuntu installer.” Then, a moment later, … Continue reading
Ways to Convert a VirtualBox VDI to a VMware VMDK
At this writing, VirtualBox and VMware Workstation Player continued their long dominance of the consumer virtual machine (VM) market. The problem of the moment was, how can I convert a VDI file (used in VirtualBox) to a VMDK file that … Continue reading
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Tagged approaches, command, conversion, convert, dd, GUI, image, ISO, machine, machines, methods, vCenter, vdi, VDI to VMDK, VDI2VMDK, virtual, VirtualBox, VM, vmdk, VMs, VMware, ways
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Using VMware Player to Enhance Windows 10 Security
This post describes my experience of setting up VMware Workstation Player 15 to run a virtual machine (VM) that would handle most of my computer’s online activities. As detailed in another post, the VM would provide a relatively strong barrier … Continue reading
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Tagged browser, browsing, dedicated, player, privacy, private, protect, protection, secure, security, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualBox, VM, VMs, VMware, Workstation
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Converting a Virtual Machine from VirtualBox to VMware
As described in an earlier post, I had created and configured a VirtualBox virtual machine (VM). That VM was actually a physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion — that is, a virtual version of a Windows 10 installation on a physical host computer … Continue reading
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Tagged box, conversion, convert, how to, machine, V2V, VBox, virtual, virtual machines, VirtualBox, VM, VMs, VMware
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Setting Up VirtualBox to Enhance Windows 10 Security
Despite concerns relating to Windows 10, I had decided to make Win10 the cornerstone of (that is, the native, host, underlying, physical installation on) a security-aware desktop computer. I had preferred Windows 7, but for security purposes its day was … Continue reading
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Tagged browsing, internet, online, secure, security, triage, VBox, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualBox, VM, VMs, Windows, Windows 10
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Best Free Virtual Machine Benchmarks: Comparing Two VirtualBox VMs
As described in two other posts, I had configured a prepackaged Windows 10 virtual machine (VM) from Microsoft, and I had also created a Windows 10 VM through P2V (physical to virtual) conversion. I wondered how the two VMs would … Continue reading
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Tagged benchmark, benchmarks, compare, comparing, comparison, free, machine, machines, P2V, perform, performance, physical, virtual, VirtualBox, virtualization, VM, VMs, Windows, Windows 10
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DNS Server Isn’t Responding in VirtualBox: No Internet Access
I was using a Windows 10 virtual machine (VM) on a Windows 10 host system. As described in another post, I had set up a USB filter so that the VM could go online while the host would stay offline. … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, DNS Server, internet, ipconfig, modem, No Internet Access, online, router, service, virtual machine, VirtualBox, VM
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P2V: Converting a Windows 10 Physical Installation to a Virtual Machine: External Methods
I had Windows 10 installed on my desktop. I wanted to create a virtual machine (VM) from it. For this purpose, prior explorations had inclined me to favor VirtualBox over VMware Player. The process of converting a physical installation to … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion, convert, converting, machine, P2V, physical, vdi, VHD, virtual, VirtualBox, virtualization, VM, vmdk, VMware, Windows, Windows 10
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A Test Run of the Qubes 4.0 Operating System
As part of an exploration of security in Windows 10, I came around to the possibility of enhancing security with the aid of virtual machines (VMs) that might use Linux; and it didn’t take long in that realm to encounter … Continue reading
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Tagged attempt, complicated, didn't work, download, fail, failed, install, nonworking, problems, Qubes, Qubes OS, QubesOS, R4, virtual machine, VirtualBox, VM
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Trying to Convert a Windows 10 OEM Physical Installation to KVM
As described in another post, I had a Windows 10 (version 1607) installation on an Acer laptop. I wondered whether I could use Microsoft’s Disk2VHD to convert that physical installation to a virtual machine (VM) that would run in KVM. This post … Continue reading
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Tagged computer, conversion, convert, converted, converting, EFI, export, import, install, installation, installed, interactive, KVM, laptop, machine, OEM, physical, qcow2, QEMU, raw, shell, UEFI, VBoxManage, vdi, VHD, vhdx, virtual, VirtualBox, virtualization, virtualize, virtualized, VM, vmdk, VMware, Windows 10
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Deciding Which and How Many VMs to Run in KVM
As described in another post, I had set up a Linux Mint Xfce (LMX) 18.3 host system on my Acer laptop. I chose LMX in the belief that its simplicity would maximize the resources available to my virtual machines (VMs) … Continue reading
Testing KVM with Persistent Space in an Ubuntu Live USB Drive; Piggybacking
As described in another post, I ran into problems, getting the KVM virtual machine (VM) hypervisor to work in Linux Mint Xfce (LMX) 18.3. I thought maybe the problem was with LMX, and therefore decided to test KVM and my … Continue reading
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Tagged boot, CD, hypervisor, install, ISO, KVM, Linux, live, machine, Mint, persistent, piggyback, piggybacked, piggybacking, run, storage, Ubuntu, USB, virtual, VirtualBox, VMware
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Using VMware to Run Software When Windows 10 Won’t
A previous post discusses my efforts to use VirtualBox to run software that ran fine in Windows 10 — until, one day, something (a Windows 10 update, apparently) caused that software not to run anymore. Unfortunately, the VirtualBox effort also ran … Continue reading
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Tagged adjust, alternative, alternatives, antivirus, clone, clones, cloning, compare, comparison, configuration, configure, features, import, importing, install, installation, move, moving, performance, player, snapshots, tweak, VirtualBox, VMware, Workstation
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Using VirtualBox to Run Software When Windows 10 Won’t
Note: this is the long version. The Summary has a short version. Another post may eventually provide a more detailed short version. Contents Summary Introduction VM Software Options for Choosing and Installing the Operating System Windows 7 Licensing and Activation … Continue reading
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Tagged activate, activated, activating, activation, Adobe Premiere Elements, appliance, clone, CloneVDI, cloning, configure, copy, customize, error, install, installation, KVM, Linux, Microsoft Office, move, Office 2016, offline, performance, phone, portable, programs, reactivate, reactivation, shared folders, software, telephone, tweak, UUID, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualBox, VM, VMs, VMware, Windows, Xen
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Choosing the Best Benchmarks: A Comparison of VirtualBox vs. VMware Virtual Machines
As described in (1 2) other posts, I was looking at VirtualBox 5.2.6 and VMware Workstation Player 14.1.1 as possible ways to run certain software in a Windows 7 guest virtual machine (VM) on a Windows 10 host computer. The … Continue reading
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Tagged benchmark, benchmarking, best, better, compare, comparison, complex, complicated, confusing, cores, CPU, CPUs, CrystalMark, Guest Additions, Novabench, PassMark, PCMark, PCMark10, performance, player, Sandra, SiSoft, SiSoftware, software, threads, tools, VirtualBox, VMware, Windows Experience Index
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Understanding VirtualBox Snapshots
Contents Introduction Summary Testing Snapshots Merging Changes Back into the Original VM . Introduction VirtualBox was a widely used and appreciated free tool for creating, configuring, and using virtual machines (VMs). This post discusses snapshots in VirtualBox 5.2.6. The VirtualBox … Continue reading
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Tagged activate, activation, clone, cloned, clones, CloneVDI, cloning, combine, compress, enlarge, merge, merged, merging, reactivate, reactivation, resize, revert, reverting, snapshot, snapshots, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualBox, VM, VMs, Windows
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Installing Google Earth in a Linux Mint 18 x64 Virtual Machine
As described in another post, I was installing programs in a VirtualBox virtual machine (VM) running Linux Mint MATE (LMM) 18. Google Earth (GE) was not cooperating. This post describes the steps I took to troubleshoot it. The Recap at the end provides … Continue reading
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Tagged 64-bit, Compiz, compositing, download, Google Earth, install, installation, installing, Linux Mint, support architecture i386, version, virtual machine, VirtualBox, VM, x64
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Installing and Configuring VirtualBox in Linux Mint
I was configuring a Linux Mint Cinnamon (LMC) 18 system to serve as host to virtual machines (VMs) via Oracle VirtualBox. This post describes the steps that I took to install and configure VirtualBox, so that I could start using … Continue reading
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Tagged best, Cinnamon, Extension Pack, Guest Additions, install, installation, installing, Linux Mint, MATE, Running in software rendering mode, virtual machine, VirtualBox, VM
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Cloning a Windows 7 VirtualBox VM – Avoiding Activation Problems
Contents Background The Problem Solution 1: Before Installing Windows: Configure the Original VM Solution 2: After Installing Windows but Before Cloning: Edit the .vbox File The Reinitialize Option Solution 3: After Making the Clone: Edit the .vbox File Solution 4: … Continue reading
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Tagged activate, activation, clone, cloning, MAC address, reactivate, reinitialize, script, virtual machine, VirtualBox, VM, Windows
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Creating a Clean, Basic Windows XP VM in VirtualBox – Overview
A previous post offers a detailed description of the process of creating a clean Windows XP virtual machine (VM) in VirtualBox. This post summarizes the steps in that process. Readers are encouraged to consult that other post for additional detail. … Continue reading
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Tagged basic, Cameyo, clean, install, installation, minimal, virtual machine, VirtualBox, virtualization, VM, Windows XP, WinXP
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VirtualBox Memory Error: GoogleCrashHandler in Windows 7
I had a problem, and it appeared to be caused by GoogleCrashHandler.exe and/or GoogleCrashHandler64.exe. The question was, what could I do about this? My particular problem came to my attention when VirtualBox stopped running with an error message: “Unable to … Continue reading
VirtualBox: Folder or Drive or VM “Already Exists” – Cannot Create or Failed to Open
This post provides progress notes regarding efforts to troubleshoot certain error messages I had when using VirtualBox 5.0.20 on Windows 7. In some cases, it seemed, possibly the easiest solution was to uninstall and reinstall VirtualBox and start over. Problem … Continue reading
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