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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Fusion
- Getting Started with VMware Fusion
- Introduction
- System Requirements for VMware Fusion
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Installing or Upgrading VMware Fusion
- Starting VMware Fusion
- Creating Your Windows Virtual Machine with Windows Easy Install
- Creating a Virtual Machine from the Boot Camp Partition
- Using Mac Keyboards in a Virtual Machine
- Fixing Sound Problems in Virtual Machines Running Vista 32-Bit Edition
- Virtual Machines and System Images Compatible with VMware Fusion
- Quitting Your Virtual Machine
- Deleting a Virtual Machine
- Uninstalling VMware Fusion
- VMware Fusion Resources
- Getting Started with VMware Fusion
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Getting Started with VMware Fusion
Introduction
VMware Fusion™ allows you to run your favorite PC applications on your
Intel-based Mac. Designed from the ground up for the Mac user, VMware Fusion
makes it easy to take advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of
virtual machines to run Windows and other x86 operating systems side-by-side
with Mac OS X.
What Is a Virtual Machine?
A virtual machine is software that behaves just as a physical computer does. A
virtual machine contains a display, a hard disk, one or more processors, memory,
a CD/DVD drive, a network adapter, and a USB controller—all virtualized. That is,
these elements of a virtual machine are all created by software and stored in files
on your Mac.
The virtual machine runs in a window on your Intel-based Mac. You install an
operating system and applications in the virtual machine and operate it as you
would a physical computer.
The Mac that you run a virtual machine on is sometimes referred to as the host.
In this context, the virtual machine is referred to as a guest.