NewsForge: How to Use VMware Player to Create Your Own Images

"A few months ago, VMware released a free version of its desktop virtualization software, VMware Player. It's a great application for running a second operating system on your desktop; the only problem is you can't create new virtual images using VMware Player. With a little work, however, you can use VMware Player to create guest operating systems.

"The easiest way to get a virtual image is to have someone with VMware Workstation create one for you, or to download a pre-made image from VMware..."

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