Virtualbox-Windows 7

[mysteriousdarren]

After much thought and kicking around the idea I was wondering how well Windows 7 ran in Virtualbox? Any tips or any new ideas that people had. I have to do something as a student. I have tried working without it for far too long, I'm a IT major and it would be a huge help for what I do. anything that you can help me with?

[Druke]

mount this cd, and go :p, it's works like a charm.

what are your specs?

[kelvin spratt]

Yes it works well but lacks speed.

[fouadatmeh]

I gave it 2GB of ram and it ran very well but without aero effects (which provide a good deal of experience enhancements)..

[andrew.46]

Hi mysteriousdarren,

After much thought and kicking around the idea I was wondering how well Windows 7 ran in Virtualbox? Any tips or any new ideas that people had.

Works very well on my system which has 2gig ram, I allocated a little under half of this to the vm. Gratuitous screenshot attached :).

Andrew

[mysteriousdarren]

I was going to use one processor and 2gb ram.

[mysteriousdarren]

Any other comments? or advice? I was considering maybe running Windows7 on my system76 laptop. How hard would that be to find the drivers? anyone know?

[fouadatmeh]

I don't believe it will be that hard to find drivers as it has many built in ones, and it takes the same drivers as vista..

to be certain, you will have to check each vendor of each component to see if they have at least vista drivers... or someone here will know the exact hardware details and be of more help.

[mysteriousdarren]

Of course, as many know I will just be using Windows7 just for class material. I have been using Ubuntu excusively since before Hardy came out, and I love it.

[jack frost]

Hi mysteriousdarren,



Works very well on my system which has 2gig ram, I allocated a little under half of this to the vm. Gratuitous screenshot attached :).

Andrew

how fast is the speed compared to xp pro vm.. i used xp pro vm back on 8.10 and just came back to 9.10..just wondering.

[andrew.46]

Hi jack,

how fast is the speed compared to xp pro vm.. i used xp pro vm back on 8.10 and just came back to 9.10..just wondering.

XP was faster but Windows 7 is quite usable on my setup....

Andrew

[BT1]

Hi jack,



XP was faster but Windows 7 is quite usable on my setup....

Andrew

Yeah, XP is faster in some regards, Windows 7 is faster in others. Both run faster once you compile your own linux kernel (which I recently learned from these forums), and compile virtualbox (they have instructions on their website). I just wish I could allocate more video memory to my installs. I use the XP install for playing STEAM games which I can't get to work on WINE, vista I have just to help people with troubleshooting windows...which is because I am finding that the more I tune my mentality to linux, the more of windows mental programming slips from my mind lol. I have to look at the OS to tell people "okay click start...run...msconfig..." etc. Windows 7 I installed because by professor is adamant about using windows to take notes, so I opted for windows 7 because it's so much easier than vista, and even though XP is faster in some regards, windows 7 runs easier (more user friendly). Either way, when he's not looking I minimize the window and browse the web with firefox on ubuntu lol.

[mysteriousdarren]

Would it be all that difficult to just install with Windows7? I mean if you have to search for drivers for hours no way....but you know what I mean.

[jack frost]

Hi jack,



XP was faster but Windows 7 is quite usable on my setup....

Andrew
thanks for the response

[jack frost]

Would it be all that difficult to just install with Windows7? I mean if you have to search for drivers for hours no way....but you know what I mean.


i am dual booting right now. win7 and ubuntu 9.10.. i keep windows only for VPN to my work.. linux does not support forti ssl client at this time. once that happens i want to have just ubuntu and prob have a XP pro- vm.

[djchandler]

Is anybody running Win7 with VBx 3.1.0 yet? I just downloaded the .deb from Sun last night but haven't tried it yet. Looking for better DirectX 10 support. Would like to watch ESPN 360 without rebooting or getting up to go to a different computer.

[andrew.46]

Hi djchandler,

Is anybody running Win7 with VBx 3.1.0 yet?

I am running 3.1.0 with Windows 7 with absolutely zero problems, but I have compiled the OSE version rather than use the PUEL version...

Andrew