Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20150904120435/@comment-3547390-20150904214419

I have used VMWare in the past, yet I find that Oracle's VirtualBox works just as well and doesn't cost anything.

If you know about computers, setting up a VM shouldn't be too difficult. You are going to need a disk of the OS in question, beyond that there are plenty of online guides for whatever OS you need. After you get the few specifications set up, the main thing will be installing a tools package using the menu bar, this will be necessary if you want regular resolutions and other drivers that make the mechanics so much smoother.

I have used a Windows 7 as basically a testing environment for unstable pieces of software that could otherwise destroy my computer, it has always worked perfectly for me. For old school gaming, my main platform of choice is a Windows XP 32 bit OS, I think that is how I got games such as Tomb Raider 2 and other games during that period of time where 16 bit was big to be functional. Tomb Raider 1 was different than most and had problems even in XP, meaning I used a Windows 98 VM to get it working. I even had a Linux system working at one point.

What options does it offer? It allows you to change the amount of RAM, memory, and whatnot that you wish to give to this VM. If you mean uses it has, my main uses are when using games that are old school that don't want to work in my Windows 7 64 bit environment without being forced to resort to mods.

Remind me to talk about limitations, I just got in a Skype call with Dominus, so it is hard to type while talking.