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by Adrian W. Kingsley-Hughes
The latest version of VMware Workstation is a worthy upgrade: It's familiar enough to use without diving into the manual, yet delivers a crop of new, useful features.
Here's a step-by-step look at VMware Workstation 6's installation and new features.
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Installing VMware Workstation 6 - No, I'm not telling you my serial number!!!
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Installing VMware Workstation 6
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Firing Workstation 6 up for the first time - agree to the EULA
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Workstation 6 will be familiar to users of previous versions, but there are some differences
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine - being able to choose the number of processors to use is new
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine
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Creating a new virtual machine - Done!
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New VMware Workstation virtual machine
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Editing a virtual machine - new disk tools
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Editing a virtual machine - new USB options
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Editing a virtual machine
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Editing a virtual machine - new display settings
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Editing a virtual machine - change the number of processors used
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By entering the serial number for ACE Option Pack (free right now with purchases of Workstation 6) my Workstation 6 installation is upgraded to Workstation ACE Edition ...
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... This allows you to create a Pocket ACE Package
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OK, fire up an existing virtual machine ...
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... And try to create a new Pocket ACE Package
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package is easy - just a case of follow the wizard ...
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... The process begins ...
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... The process begins ...
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package
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Creating a Pocket ACE Package
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There are a lot of settings for the Pocket ACE Package to get your head around
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There are a lot of settings for the Pocket ACE Package to get your head around
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