VMware Workstation 6

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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

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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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    Start again ...

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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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    Done!

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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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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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    The Package wizard

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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.

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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.

Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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