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    VMware Workstation 3D Acceleration Windows 98

    How to enable 3D Acceleration in Windows 98 in VMware Workstation?
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    If I delete Windows Server 2012 & 2016 trials from VMWare, does it reset the trial time?

    The trials for both Windows Server 2012 and 2016 last for 180 days. I've downloaded the iso images off Microsoft's website, but haven't tried them out yet. Right now I'm looking for an entry-level IT job and am probably not gonna take a Microsoft cert test within 180 days. I'd like to tinker...
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    Which laptop should i choose?

    First of all, I've have narrowed down to 2 laptops which is within my requirments. I use the laptops to mainly run VMware and play games. The games i'm will play on are mainly the newer AAA games (E.G : Mirror's edge catalyst or Witcher 3). The CPU is exactly the same which is the i7-6700HQ Now...
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    Does using a VPN help keep you safe on a VM from a virus infecting the host?

    Im trying to stay as safe as possible from a virus/malware infecting host via VM. I have been on forums and a good half of people say your safe on a VM..while the other half says all this stuff to keep u safe and how your not ALL that safe.
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    Are you really that safe on a VM?

    I usually use my VM and nothing ever got on the host, i mean i never tried downloading malware,just PUPS,Regular Rogue AV's and a few other odds and ends. But are you really that safe? I use a NAT and my host is ethernet. Am i really that safe?
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    Cant run portable app on windows 10. ThinApp Error.

    Hi, I'm trying to run a portable app (.exe) and it runs fine on over windows 10. But on my system I'm always getting this following error: ThinApp has encountered an unexpected error. Click Abort to close the application, Retry to debug, or Continue to ignore the error. Support info: PID=6860...
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    Need suggestion to purchase laptop

    Should i go for Asus-ROG-G551JX or ASUS ROG GL552JX. A bit confused My requirement is for gaming and for VMware.
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    Which Laptop Should I Get?

    My budget is more/less around 1k. This won't be for gaming. Just my daily tasks and a lot of vmware tasks.
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    Running a VM off a portable device

    so, I'm taking a college course on computer management. We use VMware allot in the class. Anyways, my professor told us we should NOT be running our virtual machines off of our portable hard drives / flash drives. But we should be transferring our VM to the desktop every time we want to run...
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    About VMware workstation 11 compatibility

    I m trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 Lts 64 bit as virtual OS in Windows 8.1 64 bit using VMware workstation 11. I selected store virtual disk as a single file..given 20 gb disk space in win os drive and 1gb ram..when I powered on the virtual machine in VMware I'm getting like this Binary...
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    Need some recommendations for laptops

    Alright so I'm currently an IT student and looking for a good laptop for my needs. I'm usually running anywhere from 1 to 3 virtual machines in VMware, ranging from Windows Server to Linux based Operating Systems. Probably needs at least 8GB of ram with a decently clocked i5. Hard drive space...
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    Can't get old DOS games (94-95) to detect my midi/digital audio card on a VMWare Virtual Machine on Win2000

    I can't get games like System Shock or I have no mouth and i must scream to work because it does not detect my sound card. I try to select "Creative Labs Sound blaster or 100% compatible" and when i "attempt to configure sound driver automatically" it says ERROR XMIDI SOUND HARDWARE NOT FOUND...
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    Files in the recycle bin can't be recovered after the bin has been emptied

    I am currently testing the possibilities of files found in the recycle bin being recovered after it has been emptied and the files deleted using the shift + delete keys. As far as I know, emptying the recycle bin is similar, if not the same, with shift + delete. Knowing this, I was expecting...
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    Which Thinkpad to look for? T vs W

    I am considering pulling the trigger on a thinkpad, but have never owned one before. Currently, I am looking for something no more than 500 to get the job done (considering the laptop I currently use weighs 7 lbs and has 2gb of ram on a dual core). My question is though, for photoshop, web...
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    Suggest me laptop from these listings.

    I would go straight. I will run following apps: vmware with xp,8 as guest adobe after effects adobe photoshop android,php and more ides browsing Gaming:gta 4,witcher 3 Multitasking: vmware+browsing+music/video+after effects+photoshop Laptop in flipkart and ebay has same CPU i5 4210U difference...
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    i3 8gb RAM vs i5 4gb RAM for gaming

    I am a moderate gamer and play assassin's creed, farcry, COD and CS:GO along with applications like photoshop and vmware occasionally . So which would be a better choice i3 8gb RAM or i5 4gb RAM under budget of INR 45k ?
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    VMWare - which version?

    Which version of VMWare will I require for the following? .... I have an old-ish device (EPROM/PAL/PLD programmer) attached to my PC which interfaces to the PC via the parallel port (in my case this parallel port is on a card in one of the expansion slots). The application software for the...
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    Deploying a virutal machine throughout a local network.

    I'm still learning a number of things about computers as I am still in college, everything I do is just playing around with different configurations and branching off into areas of unfamiliarity. My question is how schools deploy a VM to their computers? Also, is there a server where all the...
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    Alternates to Visio & Other Methods

    I recently purchased a MacBook Pro as my portable computer (I run Server 2012 R2 & WIN8.1 on my desktop at home), and I realized that I probably want Visio on my laptop. Now I already knew that Microsoft hasn't made an OS X Compatible version to Visio, so I had planned on either going the...
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    VMware: How do I change aspect ratio

    So what's going on is my screen resolution is set at 1024x768 and on Vmware the aspect ratio appears to be 4:3 (meaning there's black bars on the side). On my computer when I set it to that resolution the black bars aren't there but instead it stretches the entire screen. I have VMware tools...