Tag Archives: VirtualBox

How To Convert Physical Computer Into Virtual Machine (VMware, VirtualBox & Virtual PC)

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Virtual Machine software like VirtualBox, Virtual PC, Parallels, VMware etc, provide the utility of not only running multiple virtual environments on the host system, but also allow creating and configuring the machines as per the requirements. The Virtual Machine software are designed keeping high-end usage requirements in mind, and therefore, such applications are authorized to gain complete control over all the installed hardware and software components. While machine virtualization utilities are widely used to run disk images of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux distributions, they don’t allow converting the physical into a virtual machine in order to use the entire system on other platforms in a virtual environment. Today, we look at the the simplest way to convert the local machine to virtual machine, and then configure and run it on other systems using virtualization software. Read More

VBoxLaunch: Run VirtualBox Virtual Machines From Start Menu & Jumplist

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If you’re an avid Oracle VirtualBox user, you will love VBoxLaunch. It is a small executable script for Windows 7 that you can use to launch virtual machines from Start Menu and Jumplist without having to launch VirtualBox first. The script is solely written to enhance VirtualBox's usage experience. It doesn’t change any virtual machine related settings nor does it tweak with VirtualBox interface. VBoxLaunch reads the list of virtual machines present in your VirtualBox virtual machine manager and creates their direct links under VBoxLaunch menu, which can be sent to Windows 7 Start Menu and/or pinned to Taskbar. Read More

How To Install Windows 8 On VirtualBox

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So you downloaded Windows 8 and now want to try it out on VirtualBox but are constantly getting errors? You are not alone. Installing Windows 8 on VirtualBox is tricky but not that hard once you get to know the basics. In this guide, we will explain the step by step procedure to installing Windows 8 on VirtualBox 4.1.2 (which is the latest version). Advanced users might want to skip the first few steps and directly go to settings. Read More

Manage VirtualBox Virtual Machines From Your Default Browser With phpVirtualBox

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VirtualBox is a  free software that is widely used for managing virtual machines.  Today we will review phpVirtualBox, which is an open source AJAX implementation of the Virtual Box user interface written in PHP. It allows remote access and control of  virtual machines from Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, Safari, or any other browser. According to the developer, this app was developed for those who prefer not to log in to headless VirtualBox hosts for  virtual machine administration. phpVirtualBox is designed for Windows, MAC, Linux, BSD and Solaris platforms. Read More

How To Make Portable VirtualBox 4.0 For Windows

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If you've been using VirtualBox as your primary virtualization tool, you must have heard about the latest iteration – Version 4.0 which hosts many new features in a revamped UI. Sadly, you wont find portable VirtualBox 4 version over at vbox.me. Today, we have a simple trick that requires you to download Portable Virtualbox v3.2.12, which you can use to make VirtualBox v4.0 portable. Read More

Linux Live USB Creator & Virtualization Tool

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There are already many tools which allow users to create a bootable USB drive with any version of Linux distro; UNetbootin, MultiBoot, and Ubuntu Live USB Creator, being the popular ones and Fedore Live USB Creator, Free USB Installer, and PendriveLinux’s being the lesser popular ones. Linux Live USB Creator is a powerful all-in-one tool to rule them all. Read More