Comments on: Setting Up Windows XP on VMware Server http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/ LabVIEW and visual programming blog Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:11:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Got a Toshiba Satellite L300, want to remove Vista and Install XP - Laptops - TechEnclave http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-6852 Got a Toshiba Satellite L300, want to remove Vista and Install XP - Laptops - TechEnclave Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:34:57 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-6852 [...] permalink this should be helpful Setting Up Windows XP on VMware Server - ExpressionFlow [...] [...] permalink this should be helpful Setting Up Windows XP on VMware Server – ExpressionFlow [...]

]]> By: Oaktree http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-6850 Oaktree Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:51:22 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-6850 Thanks for this description. All simple and easy - except that my VMware Server refuses to recognize the CD/DVD drive, and insists on giving me only /dev/hda/ - which of couse will never let me access the CD. I'm running Ubuntu and am trying to set up a virtual Windows XP. Any suggestions or help? Thanks! Thanks for this description. All simple and easy – except that my VMware Server refuses to recognize the CD/DVD drive, and insists on giving me only /dev/hda/ – which of couse will never let me access the CD. I’m running Ubuntu and am trying to set up a virtual Windows XP.
Any suggestions or help? Thanks!

]]> By: Sven Wirsching http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Sven Wirsching Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:48:39 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-1703 Thanks for nice description demystefying VMware! I have a topic related to performance: Can you or someone tell something on how a deployed LabView application will perform in general? (Win 2003 server with VMware and XP and LabView app on top) - How are time "critical" prosesses handled? - Will a sample frequence of 10 - 20 sampl/sec work? - Will chartgraphics run smothly at the same speed? - What about DSC? - ..... Regards SW Thanks for nice description demystefying VMware!

I have a topic related to performance:
Can you or someone tell something on how a deployed LabView application will perform in general? (Win 2003 server with VMware and XP and LabView app on top)
- How are time “critical” prosesses handled?
– Will a sample frequence of 10 – 20 sampl/sec work?
– Will chartgraphics run smothly at the same speed?
- What about DSC?
– …..

Regards
SW

]]> By: tracker http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 tracker Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:47:42 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-1186 what is vmware what is vmware

]]> By: Anonymous http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Anonymous Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:25:10 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-702 Thanks for the article. you made vmware install and Xp install very easy. Cheers -NIRMALA Thanks for the article. you made vmware install and Xp install very easy.

Cheers
-NIRMALA

]]> By: nrp http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-481 nrp Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:08:33 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-481 Thanks Tomi, I did not realise you had a windows host OS. Maybe I will have to try another VM server as you suggested. I cannot use Xen as I want the linux host to be PCLinuxOS and Xen needs to do a fresh install of its own OS. What I find odd is that the 2D graphics within the windows guest are functioning as I would expect. They seem to be accelerated by the VMware driver just fine. Also moving things around in LV is fine, its just some stupid effects/animations which I wish I could turn off. Thanks Tomi, I did not realise you had a windows host OS.

Maybe I will have to try another VM server as you suggested. I cannot use Xen as I want the linux host to be PCLinuxOS and Xen needs to do a fresh install of its own OS.

What I find odd is that the 2D graphics within the windows guest are functioning as I would expect. They seem to be accelerated by the VMware driver just fine. Also moving things around in LV is fine, its just some stupid effects/animations which I wish I could turn off.

]]> By: Tomi Maila http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Tomi Maila Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:43:50 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-469 Hi nrp, my host computer is running Windows XP and not Linux like yours. I just tested the features you mentioned with VMWare server and LabVIEW 8.2.1 and I do not encounter similar issues. So I guess the problem is not with LabVIEW itself but rather with Linux version of VMWare Server that you are using. I guess the graphics routines are not optimized enough and hence the response problems. I guess you should try another virtual machine, after all VMWare Server is not targeted for graphically intensive usage. Perhaps you can try VMWare Workstation or one of XenSource products. Hi nrp, my host computer is running Windows XP and not Linux like yours. I just tested the features you mentioned with VMWare server and LabVIEW 8.2.1 and I do not encounter similar issues. So I guess the problem is not with LabVIEW itself but rather with Linux version of VMWare Server that you are using. I guess the graphics routines are not optimized enough and hence the response problems. I guess you should try another virtual machine, after all VMWare Server is not targeted for graphically intensive usage. Perhaps you can try VMWare Workstation or one of XenSource products.

]]> By: nrp http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-464 nrp Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:57:24 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-464 Hi Tomi, Nice article. I have been experimenting myself with running WinXP (and LabVIEW) in a VM using VMware server 6 running on a linux host (PCLinuxOS 2007) I have installed the necessary vmware tools, turned off all unnecessary visual effects in XP and my winxp guest is quite responsive running on my dual core laptop. My problem is LabVIEW. I installed the 8.5 evaluation, and it quite slow in the weirdest places. Like if I double click on a control to go to the block diagram it takes a few seconds while it draws a pointless effect of decreasing size rectangles around the terminal on the block diagram. Also, clicking on the controls to go to sub menus seems to take a few seconds which is very frustrating. I have tried changing various options like enabling/disabling menu animation etc but it doesn't seem to help. Have you experienced any similar problems? I thinks its specific to LV as the rest of the WinXP guest runs perfectly. cheers nrp Hi Tomi,

Nice article. I have been experimenting myself with running WinXP (and LabVIEW) in a VM using VMware server 6 running on a linux host (PCLinuxOS 2007)

I have installed the necessary vmware tools, turned off all unnecessary visual effects in XP and my winxp guest is quite responsive running on my dual core laptop.

My problem is LabVIEW. I installed the 8.5 evaluation, and it quite slow in the weirdest places. Like if I double click on a control to go to the block diagram it takes a few seconds while it draws a pointless effect of decreasing size rectangles around the terminal on the block diagram. Also, clicking on the controls to go to sub menus seems to take a few seconds which is very frustrating.

I have tried changing various options like enabling/disabling menu animation etc but it doesn’t seem to help.

Have you experienced any similar problems? I thinks its specific to LV as the rest of the WinXP guest runs perfectly.

cheers
nrp

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]]> By: otman http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/comment-page-1/#comment-140 otman Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:26:43 +0000 http://expressionflow.com/2007/05/14/setting-up-windows-xp-on-vmware-server/#comment-140 Tomi, Thanks for your reply! You were right it was a bit challenging, but I was able to install the VMware Tools. I really surprised myself since I never dabbled with Linux/Unix (old VMS/VAX mainframe) before since my college days more than ten years ago. I guess you can date me know lol. I see some performance improvement which is enough for my toying with the thing. If I were to do some heavy LV development I'd probably go with your suggestions. Happy wiring! Otman Tomi,
Thanks for your reply!
You were right it was a bit challenging, but I was able to install the VMware Tools. I really surprised myself since I never dabbled with Linux/Unix (old VMS/VAX mainframe) before since my college days more than ten years ago. I guess you can date me know lol. I see some performance improvement which is enough for my toying with the thing. If I were to do some heavy LV development I’d probably go with your suggestions.
Happy wiring!
Otman

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