VMWare 2 very slow

[geyids]

Hi guys,
I'm I the only one experiencing this? from installation to the usage, its very slow when using any installation. Kubuntu or XP. any tips? I have 1.8ghz 1gb ram.

Regards

[Virtual DarKness]

Had this problem when using a machine stored on a ntfs partition.. writing the top command from the console I saw at the first place the ntfs-3g process..

So.. are your virtual machines on a ntfs partition?

bye,
Giovanni.

[Neural oD]

try using virtualbox - it's really great - also i think it may now be able to handle vmware created files - not 100% sure but give it a spin anyhow

[geyids]

@Virtual DarKness: I am using in my normal root partition. I havent tried on a different partition

@Neural oD: I downloaded virtual box yesterday and installed so I'm yet to try it out

thanks

[HermanAB]

Turn off background snapshots. That is the most ridiculous feature of VMware which slows it down to a crawl. I don't know anyone that has it turned on.

Cheers,

Herman

[geyids]

I had removed it already. i will have to try it again if I get probs with virtualbox. thanks anyway...thats a good point to note