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[109] Installing VMWare on Windows (1/2)

in series: Running Linux on Windows

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Name: [122] Steven Devijver
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In this first ShowMeDo on running Linux on Windows Steven shows how to download and install the free VMWare Player.

Uploaded on 17th December 2006, running time 4 minutes.

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53. Suaad Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:21

very usefull thank you

52. carlos Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:27

i see it once,still need more,so i`ll follow see it this and more. Thanks a lot.

51. Rafofcron Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:56

Thanks Steven, I didn't know any VM app was free. Thanks for going thru the install and pointing the issue with AutoRun. Keep making videos please.

50. anonymous Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:04

nice video buddy, tks

49. anonymous Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:11

Thank you for clear and concise description.

48. anonymous Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:57

Hi!!

47. anonymous Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:25

46. anonymous Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:24

good job. if the video is split in parts , show that on the screen so that user can easily switch to the next part .

45. anonymous Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02

good start to install process- will view others

44. anonymous Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:37

It's very good work for people which dont knew anything about vmware

43. anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:08

Helpfull

42. anonymous Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:04

really cool that you take the time to make this kind of tutorials

41. anonymous Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:30

Nice video

40. anonymous Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:19

helpful

39. anonymous Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:51

I appreciate you taking the time to put this together. I have been trying to get Server install on my XP box with no luck so now I'm trying player.

38. anonymous Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:59

Hi Steven, I am new in VMware and your videaos are very lifesaving. I absolutely need to master VMware because that's the future. Regards,

37. anonymous Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:19

tx for a nice widow

36. anonymous Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:18

tx for a nice widow

35. anonymous Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:02

Good video. I didn't even know you could install vmware on windows

34. anonymous Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:13

that was helpful..

if i use the vmware am i gonna be able to run 2 OS without affecting the original one??

33. anonymous Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:39

nice tutorial. thanks

32. anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:39

Very clear so far. Trying to pick/ understand the american accent in Belgium. Where is the next part of the tutorial????

31. anonymous Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:53

good one

30. anonymous Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:34

good

29. anonymous Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:11

still not yet

28. anonymous Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:23

Steven Devijver,

Very well done.

Thank-you kindly,

Glen Ross

27. anonymous Thu, 28 May 2009 00:04

Nice Video to learn VMware

26. anonymous Fri, 22 May 2009 07:37

thanks

25. anonymous Wed, 20 May 2009 07:59

as I copy a virtual machine to a pc or a dvd. For later install a real machine ?

24. anonymous Thu, 07 May 2009 22:24

It's Good stuff for those who are starting....!!

23. anonymous Mon, 04 May 2009 09:58

Thank you! It was helpful for me!

22. anonymous Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:53

Usefull ... maybe more information why VMWare needs to disable autorun would have been usefull.

21. werner Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:19

nice

18. anonymous Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:11

good

16. oBeT Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:51

thank you

15. oBeT Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:51

thank you

12. anonymous Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:30

Thank you!

11. anonymous Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:12

really good !!

10. anonymous Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:13

Review of Installing VMWare on Windows

Thanks for this video

9. anonymous Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:58

This was really on how to download the vmware player...not how to install it or even run Linux like the title suggests.

8. anonymous Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:46

Stupid. You would expect this on youtube, not here.

checking all of his options....

Waste of time

7. Dayal Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:04

Dear Steven

Please make a video on how to install VMware and Windows Server on an External HDD , So that i can carry the EXT HDD with Windows Server.

Best Regards

Dayal

Singapore

6. anonymous Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:23

after i closed the browser and reopened it again to watch the tutorial it was fine. great tutorial thanks and keep up the good work. This is a really useful place for help for those of us that require visualization. Thanks again..

5. anonymous Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:06

i could not or was not able to view the tutorial because while i was connecting my headphones to not disturb my roommates, the video kept running. when i went to rewind it, there was a problem. i kept trying to rewind but it wouldn't let me, and then i could not even play the remainder of the video until i submitted this comment ( I Hope). anyway hopefully i will be able to view this after submission.

4. anonymous Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:35

Actually I m still not able to install Linux(RED HAT 5.0 or Fedora 5.0) on my Compaq notebook (having model no.CQ-40 144TU).

Please guide me.

Yours faithfully,

Vaibhav Srivastava

India.

3. vikram Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:04

please send dowmload link

2. anonymous Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:46

Don't waste video time filling out useless forms, buttons, questions, etc., or to download something, or waiting for a download to finish - who cares? Edit out that time waste; it doesn't help with what I'm interested in, actually installing /configuring/ running an application (real customer value added).

anonymous Sun, 13 May 2007 06:51

I am glad to see they have changed that horrible questionaire

Kudos and Thanks for Steven

Installing VMWare on Windows

very usefull thank you

Suaad 2 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Good Intro video for Perl!!

prb 5 days ago

Simple variables in Perl

Hi Steven,

I am a beginner in Perl. Your video is a great help as an instructor.

Chung Eng 6 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

[tradukita al esperanta lingvo por la Mondo. Vidu!]

Mallonga enkonduko uzas Perlajn skribojn sur Unikso, Linŭkso kaj Cygwin sistemojn. En ĉi tiu video, Steven montras al vi kiel ricevi per Perl en kia espereme fariĝas ShowMeDo-serio.

ATENTU! Analizo rezignita pro manko de alternativoj! Ĉi tio povus esti la komenco de serio Perl, lasu reagojn sub por diri, kio se ne vi 'kiel vidi!

Ĉu vi montrus vian dankecon, se ĉi tiu video plaĉus al vi? Vi povas viziti DZone.com kaj voĉi por ĉi-tiu video kaj vi povas lasi komenton sub dirado-Danko al la aŭtoro.

Alŝutita en la 30-a de novembro 2006, kurante tempon el 7 minutojn

Josberto Vieira 11 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

You do not need my vote. You are internally motivated. Keep up the good work. You get my vote.

John Denis 12 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

It is very use full

karhtik 13 days ago

Simple variables in Perl

Would probably just have gone through your videos one by one, but for the little flowchart on top with the smileys.

Thanks for the videos. I'm a Windows programmer now trying to pick up Perl on Ubuntu. Albeit a little slow for me, your videos are a helpful start.

Keep up the good work! Sarab.

Sarab 15 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Good Video.

Thanks

anant 18 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Hi,

as I am a complete novice to Perl, I find it most helpful to see your videos for the first steps. Thick textbooks tend to make one lonely.

Cheers Bernhard

Bernhard Kaupe 19 days ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

Thanks Steven, I didn't know any VM app was free. Thanks for going thru the install and pointing the issue with AutoRun. Keep making videos please.

Rafofcron 24 days ago

Simple variables in Perl

Very informative.

Grant 26 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

This is very helpful.Thank you for sharing your knowledge

vamsi 27 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Very good introduction, thank you.

Mac 28 days ago

Conditionals and Arithmetic

i like this session, just found out it only have total 4 sessions, too less, thanks to the author

Elaine 28 days ago

Simple variables in Perl

I like it VERY MUCH, and expect there will be more not just 5 or 6 sessions, thank you

Elaine 28 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

that's very helpful for the starter, thank you

Elaine 28 days ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

nice video buddy, tks

anonymous 36 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Interesting :)

anonymous 37 days ago

Arrays and Loops

Excellent work steve...... please add some more advanced perl concepts.......thanks

anonymous 37 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Wonderful tutorial!!!!!!!.......

anonymous 37 days ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

Thank you for clear and concise description.

anonymous 41 days ago

Arrays and Loops

Pretty good. I usually just use for instead of foreach cause its shorter and works the same. I'm teaching my son perl. Thanks for the help :)

anonymous 42 days ago

Simple variables in Perl

Great videos lookin forward from u for more videos

anonymous 43 days ago

Conditionals and Arithmetic

Good, I didn't know about "unless" conditional.

anonymous 50 days ago

Simple variables in Perl

Good. Thanks.

anonymous 51 days ago

'Hello World' with Perl

The basic PERL tutorial is quiet good !

anonymous 2 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

good job. if the video is split in parts , show that on the screen so that user can easily switch to the next part .

anonymous 2 months ago

Conditionals and Arithmetic

Nice video for beginner. I want to learn perl from you.You are genius.or please share more and more video.

anonymous 2 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Excellent, kind and helpful video. :-).

anonymous 2 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

good start to install process- will view others

anonymous 2 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

very useful

anonymous 2 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

very useful

anonymous 2 months ago

Running Knoppix Linux on Windows inside VMWare

wow..... great....

anonymous 2 months ago

Simple variables in Perl

Interesting video. I am just learning perl for some projects I have.

anonymous 3 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

great job! i'm new, and i use it and it helpfull!

anonymous 3 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

thanks , im trying to figure this stuff out. Great

anonymous 3 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

It's very good work for people which dont knew anything about vmware

anonymous 3 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

very helpful!

anonymous 3 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Thanks for taking the time to do the video

anonymous 3 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

wonderful for starters

anonymous 3 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

Helpfull

anonymous 3 months ago

Arrays and Loops

nice video. Thansk!

anonymous 3 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

really cool that you take the time to make this kind of tutorials

anonymous 4 months ago

Arrays and Loops

very helpful

anonymous 4 months ago

Running Knoppix Linux on Windows inside VMWare

Steven, I am learning Linux, and these two videos were very helpful. Please direct me to a site were I can improve my kinux knowledge. Thank you so much for your time.

anonymous 4 months ago

Introducing Java2Script

great intro

anonymous 4 months ago

Running Knoppix Linux on Windows inside VMWare

Thanks a lot for the tutorial.

anonymous 4 months ago

Simple variables in Perl

Yeahh,, keep up the good work!!

anonymous 4 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Nice intro on Perl, thanks. I will be watching te next..

anonymous 4 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

I appreciate you taking the time to put this together. I have been trying to get Server install on my XP box with no luck so now I'm trying player.

anonymous 4 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

This is great... simple, clear ... especially if you know nothing about the subject and need to run a perl script...

anonymous 4 months ago

Conditionals and Arithmetic

Great job Steve!

anonymous 5 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Great and Simple Perl Video...even gave me some interest in the dreadful vi. Please do more videos Stev! I'm going to watch the remaining 3 videos...Thx. Aa

anonymous 5 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Had a good intro on perl

anonymous 5 months ago

Installing VMWare on Windows

Hi Steven, I am new in VMware and your videaos are very lifesaving. I absolutely need to master VMware because that's the future. Regards,

anonymous 5 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

It is very useful for me, thank you very much.

anonymous 5 months ago

'Hello World' with Perl

Very good, Nice introduction. I did some perl years ago and this is a good refresher.

anonymous 5 months ago

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