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Do you want two computers for the price of one? Virtual computing is a new development that will allow you to achieve that.

A virtual computer allows you to run a second computer inside your current computer. The virtual software pretends to be a real, physical computer which can have an operating system such as Windows XP, Windows 7 or Macintosh OS running on it.

A virtual computer is additionally known as a virtual machine or virtual PC.

How does it work? The virtual computer software will run the virtual computer(s) inside a window on your main computer. You can switch within that window and your PC freely and choose to work on either or both at the same duration.

You can share files, printers, CDs and DVDs amoung the computers just like they were both “real” computers, and you’ll need only one screen, one keyboard, one mouse and one Web connection.

Once you install the virtual software, you

must tell it to create a virtual machine. The virtual machine will be just like a blank computer. That means you need to put in a CD with an operating system such Windows or Mac OS or Linux Ubuntu or Red Hat, and install the operating system from the CD.

Like a real computer, some operating systems will require a license that you need to buy to use it.

In general, you cannot use your existing operating system license to run a virtual PC as well. Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate do have special deal around that.

Why would I want a virtual computer?

* You bought a new computer but your old software won’t work on it. that is particularly fundamental for a business running older accounting or booking software.

* You are a business with a server and need a second server but want to avoid the hardware costs.

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Original post by dhiram