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Old 09-22-2009, 01:30 AM   #1
hadimotamedi
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Inquiry:Virtualizer software for running Windows guest on Linux host

Dear All
Can you please do me favor and let me know if there is an Virtualizer softawre for running Windows XP as guest on Linux machine as host ? Please be informed that my Linux server has been installed with CentOS 5 on x86 platform and I need to run Windows XP on it .
Thank you in advance
 
Old 09-22-2009, 01:41 AM   #2
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try virtual box, if looking for opensource & free soln
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Dear All
Can you please do me favor and let me know if there is an Virtualizer softawre for running Windows XP as guest on Linux machine as host ? Please be informed that my Linux server has been installed with CentOS 5 on x86 platform and I need to run Windows XP on it .
Thank you in advance
Hey hadimotamedi,

You can try virtualbox (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
This is open source & free too

I have been using it for around an year with no issues.

-Akash
 
  


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