Download VMware Player – Run existing virtual appliances and create own virtual machines

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Run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC with VMware Player. It features a user-friendly interface which also enables the user to run a virtual copy of an old PC in order to recycle the old machines under your desk or stored in the closet. Described as a free “desktop visualization software”, Vmware  application makes it easy to operate any virtual machine created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server or VMware ESX, as well as Microsoft Virtual Server virtual machines or Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machines.


Key features of Vmware player:
1.    Multiple operating systems can be simultaneously run on a single PC
2.    The benefits of preconfigured products can be experienced without any installation or configuration hassles
3.    Data between host computer and virtual machine can be shared
4.    Run 32- and 64-bit virtual machines
5.    Leverage 2-way Virtual SMP
6.    Use 3rd-party virtual machines and images
7.    Broad host and guest operating system support
8.    Support for USB 2.0 devices
9.    Get appliance info at start-up
10.    Easy access to virtual machines can be gained via intuitive home page interface
11.    A complete virtual machine can be copied at any time by copying a directory, besides also allowing to copy a machine in a particular state to be stored, and reverted to later if desired
12.    VMware vCenter Converter can be used to transform your existing Windows PC into a virtual machine, thereby eliminating the need to re-install and re-configure your existing applications
13.    32-bit and 64-bit operating systems can be run with up to eight virtual CPU’s and 64GB of RAM dedicated to each virtual machine
14.    Driver less printing makes your PC printers automatically accessible to your Windows and Linux virtual machines, without the necessity of configuration or drivers
15.    System Requirements: Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64

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