Re: [gentoo-user] Basic Vmware setup

["Mark Shields" <laebshade@gmail.com>]

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On 11/11/06, Hans de Hartog <dehartog@rootsr.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Due to circumstances beyond my control I have
> to run (once a month) Windows (98 or 2000) :-(
>
> I guess that vmware can do the job. In windows
> I need internet access with IE and I must be
> able to print some webpages to a printserver
> (gentoo+cups).
> What to use? Vmware server, workstation or
> player? The descriptions are not clear about
> the differences.
> I'm running Linux 2.6.17.13 (vanilla-sources)
> on i686 Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHz with
> 768 Mb and only stable stuff.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Hans.
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>
If all you're using is IE and printing, you maybe be able to just run IE
under wine.  See: ies4linux, http://www.tatanka.com.br/ .  There isn't an
ebuild for it, but one isn't needed anyways.  The browser functions fine
under wine (ie7 works too, but you don't get the fancy interface, just the
new engine), but I don't have a printer, so have yet to test printer
functionality.

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- Mark Shields

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