VirtualBox is one of the most used programs on my PC. It enables you to run other operating systems in a Window on the desktop. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux and you can run Windows XP in 7, Vista in Linux, Linux and Windows on the Mac and so on. A wide range of combinations are possible.
The program is updated quite often and you may be tempted to skip them occasionally, but the updates really are worth having and it is easy to replace the old program with a newer one. You don't even need to uninstall it because the new version uninstalls the old one automatically and then installs itself keeping all your virtual machines and settings.
The version number has only increased by 0.0.2, but VirtualBox 4.1.10 has a lot of bug fixes and some new features. Among the new features are 'some Windows 8 adaptions'. It is not clear exactly what these are or what this means, but if you are running Windows 8 beta in a virtual machine then it's probably worth downloading and installing this update.
I've been running Windows 8 in VirtualBox for a while now and it works fine. The only issue I've had is with a webcam and a Cyberlink webcam app I got from the Windows 8 App Store. I've noticed that the app has gone, so I guess it was buggy and was withdrawn. After all, everything is beta in Windows 8 and the store. Apart from that, it works fine.
Whether you have Windows, Mac or Linux, go and get VirtualBox. It's not just for Windows 8, you can run anything in it. It's great for testing software before letting it loose on your main PC.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
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