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selkov
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‎09-09-2011 08:04 AM

VM and Flash Drive

Can anyone help me with this. that is if it possible.

I would like to place a VMPLAYER and a VMmachine onto a Flash drive.

My intent to to be able to plug into a pc that does not have any VM software installed and run the VM player as and them the vm machine from the flash drive.

Maybee in conjuntion with thinapp?

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RDPetruska
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‎09-09-2011 08:11 AM

It's not really possible as such, with any VMware product out there.  Yes, you can have a VM on a flash drive and run it from there; but the Software needs to be installed on the PC you want to run it on.  The older PocketACE product came close.

The best alternative is to use a LiveCD - see Ulli's MOA project http://sanbarrow.com

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Vinster411
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‎09-09-2011 08:46 AM

What I have been doing is keep a copy of the VMplayer install on the same flash drive as the VM, then if I go to a new PC i just install the player, reboot and use the VM.

Vin

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RDPetruska
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‎09-09-2011 08:57 AM

Yes, that works... and is basically what PocketACE did.  However, this requires 2 things:  1, the user must have admin rights on the PC to install the software; 2, the owner of the PC must allow software to be installed.  If you are at a public PC, these things are typically not possible.

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