Dexpot 1.5.0 Build 1003 – Utility for Virtual Desktops

Dexpot 1.5.0 Build 1003 (Windows, Freeware, 3.8MB) [alt DL] optimizes the window management of your PC, eliminates the problem of the disorder on your desktop and has many more functions.

Dexpot makes working with your system substantially faster and more comfortable. All functions use a unified graphical interface which is very easy to operate.

IceRocket Tags: dexpot, window management, virtual desktop, windows freeware

VirtualBox 3.0.4 – Open Source Virtualizer Solution

VirtualBox 3.0.4 (Windows, Open Source, 67.9MB) [alt DL] is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

Changes:

• VMM: 64 bits guest stability fixes (AMD-V only)
• VMM: SMP stability fixes (AMD-V only)
• VMM: SMP performance improvement (esp. for Solaris guests)
• VMM: eliminated several bugs which could lead to a host reboot
• VMM: fixed OS/2 ACP2 boot floppy hang (VT-x only)
• VMM: small performance improvement for OpenSolaris guests (AMD-V only)
• VMM: fixed CentOS/Xen reboot (software virtualization only)
• SATA: fixed hangs / BSOD during Windows XP installation
• SATA: mark the ports as non hotpluggable
• 3D support: fix deadlocks and context/window tracking for multithreaded applications
• 3D support: fix memory leaks when terminating OpenGL guest applications
• 3D support: fix crash in Call of Duty
• And much more enhancements and fixes.

IceRocket Tags: virtualbox, virtualizer, windows open source, linux

VirtualBox 2.2.4 – Open Source Virtualizer

VirtualBox 2.2.4 (Windows, Open Source, 63MB) [alt DL] s a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

Changes:

• Windows Installer: fixed a potential hang during installation
• Windows Installer: fixed several problems
• Solaris hosts: make it work with Solaris build 114 or later
• Solaris hosts: fixed a bug serial port character handling found during loopback
• Linux hosts: adapted vboxdrv.sh to the latest changes in VBoxManage list runningvms
• Windows hosts: fixed a crash caused by host-only/bridged networking
• Mac OS X hosts: fixed access to host DVD with passthrough disabled
• Guest Additions: fixed problems with KDE 4 not recognizing mouse clicks
• Windows Additions: fixed incorrect 8-bit guest color depth in Windows 7 guests
• GUI: warn if VT-x/AMD-V could not be enabled for guests that require this setting
• VMM: fixed occasional crash due to insufficient memory
• VMM: fixed hanging 64 bits Solaris guests
• VMM: restore from a saved state occasionally failed
• And much more fixes and enhancements

IceRocket Tags: virtualbox, virtualizer, windows open source

VirtualBox 2.0.4 – Open Source Virtualization Software

VirtualBox 2.0.4 (Windows, Open Source, 32.8MB) [alt DL] is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use.

Changes:

• VMM: better error reporting for VT-x failures
• VMM: don’t over?ow the release log with PATM messages
• VMM: ?xed save state restore in real mode (software virtualization only)
• GUI: work around a Qt bug on Mac OS X
• GUI: properly install the Qt4 accessible plugin
• SATA: error message when starting a VM with a VMDK connected to a SATA port
• SATA: ?xed Guru mediation when booting OpenSolaris/64; most likely applies to other guests as well
• Network: don’t crash when changing the adapter link state if no host driver is attached
• VHD: ?xed bug which prevents booting from VHD images bigger than 4GB
• VRDP: ?xed a repaint problem when the guest resolution was not equal to the client resolution
• Clipboard: don’t crash when host service initialization takes longer than expected (Linux hosts only)
• Windows hosts: VBoxSVC.exe crash
• Windows hosts: VBoxSVC.exe memory leak due to a Windows WMI memory leak (Vista only)
• Windows hosts: VBoxSVC.exe delays GUI startup

IceRocket: virtualbox, open, source, vitualization, windows, linux

VirtuaWin 4.1 Beta 2 – Organize Apps Over Several Virtual Desktops

VirtuaWin 4.1 Beta 2 (Windows, Open Source, 390KB) [alt DL] is an Open Source, virtual desktop manager for Windows which can organize applications over several "virtual" desktops.

For example if you use two virtual desktops you can put a Web browser on desk 1 and by using a desktop manager "switch away" the Web browser and it will seem like you have a new empty workspace (desk 2) to put another application/applications on. The program supports up to 20 desktops, configurable key/mouse control, user defined icons, modules for additional features, and much more.

If you also use Ubuntu desktops, you’d probably get what this is for.

Technorati: virtuawin, open source, virtual, desktop, manager, windows

VirtualBox 2.0.0 - Open Source Virtualization Software

VirtualBox 2.0.0 (Windows, Open Source, 32.5MB) [alt DL] is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Changes:

• 64 bits guest support (64 bits host only)
• New native Leopard user interface on Mac OS X hosts
• The GUI was converted from Qt3 to Qt4 with many visual improvements
• New-version notifier
• Guest property information interface
• Host Interface Networking on Mac OS X hosts
• New Host Interface Networking on Solaris hosts
• Support for Nested Paging on modern AMD CPUs (major performance gain)
• Framework for collecting performance and resource usage data (metrics)
• Added SATA asynchronous IO (NCQ: Native Command Queuing) when accessing raw disks/partitions (major performance gain)
• Clipboard integration for OS/2 Guests
• Created separate SDK component featuring a new Python programming interface on Linux and Solaris hosts
• Support for VHD disk images
• And more fixes.

Technorati: virtualbox, virtual, os, operating system, windows, open source

VirtualBox 1.6.4 - Open Source Virtualization Software

VirtualBox 1.6.4 (Windows, Open Source, 22.6MB) [alternate DL] is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Also available for Linux.

Changes:

• AMD-V, VT-x: stability fixes
• Shared Folders: fixed BSOD when debugging with Visual Studio
• Shared Folders: fixed BSOD when compiling on a shared folder
• Shared Folders: several fixes/stability improvements
• SATA: fixed a race that could cause an occasional Windows guest system hang
• SATA: fixed spurious BIOS log messages
• Networking: fixed NIC tracing with NAT interfaces
• USB: fixed crash under certain conditions when unplugging a USB device
• Settings: fixed bug when converting 1.5.x settings
• RDP: fixed enabling the RDP server during runtime
• RDP: properly detect the rdesktop 1.6.0 RDP client
• RDP: fixed RDP crash
• RDP: updated modified rdesktop client to version 1.6.0
• GUI: NLS improvements
• BIOS: added SMBIOS header to make Solaris and Vista recognize the DMI data
• ACPI: properly hide a disabled floppy controller
• VMM: small fixes to protected mode without paging
• VMDK: fixed handling of .vmdk images without UUIDs
• Windows hosts: fixed driver parameter validation issue in VBoxDrv.sys that could allow an attacker on the host to crash the system
• Windows hosts: installer now contains web service examples mentioned in the manual
• Windows additions: made installation of shared folders more robust
• Windows additions: improved installation

Technorati: virtualbox, virtualization, os, windows, open source

VirtualBox 1.6.0 - Virtualization for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS

VirtualBox 1.6.0 (Windows, Open Source, 21.3MB) [download via FileHippo] is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as for home use.

Changes:

• Solaris and Mac OS X host support
• Seamless windowing for Linux and Solaris guests
• Guest Additions for Solaris
• A webservice API
• SATA hard disk (AHCI) controller
• Experimental Physical Address Extension (PAE) support
• And more enhancements and fixes.

Technorati: virtualbox, virtual, windows, linux, mac, open source

VirtuaWin 4.0.1 Beta 1 - Virtual Desktop Manager

VirtuaWin 4.0.1 Beta 1 (Windows, Open Source, 381KB) [download via FileForum] is an Open Source, virtual desktop manager for Windows which can organize applications over several "virtual" desktops.

For example if you use two virtual desktops you can put a Web browser on desk 1 and by using a desktop manager "switch away" the Web browser and it will seem like you have a new empty workspace (desk 2) to put another application / applications on. The program supports up to 20 desktops, configurable key/mouse control, user defined icons, modules for additional features, and much more.

Technorati: virtuawin, virtual, desktop, manager, windows, open source

Phantom CD 1.0.0 - Mount Your CD/DVD Image to Virtual Disk

Phantom CD 1.0.0 (Windows, Freeware, 3.4MB) [download via FileForum] lets you mount your CD/DVD image files as virtual CD/DVD disc. Use disc images for your CD and DVD backup. Replace your physical discs to avoid wear and tear on your optical drive, and to avoid disc problems resulted from heat, scratch, and dirt.

Enjoy reading speed up to 200 times faster than a physical disc, allowing your application and games to start and run faster.

Technorati: mount, cd, dvd, image, virtual, freeware, windows

andLinux Beta 1 RC6 - Run Ubuntu Linux Seamlessly in Windows

andLinux Beta 1 rc6 (Windows, Freeware, 665MB) is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista; 32-bit versions only). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its userbase far exceeds its original design.

andLinux uses coLinux as its core which is confusing for many people. coLinux is a port of the Linux kernel to Windows. Although this technology is a bit like running Linux in a virtual machine, coLinux differs itself by being more of a merger of Windows and the Linux kernel and not an emulated PC, making it more efficient. Xming is used as X server and PulseAudio as sound server.

andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications without modification.

Technorati : andlinux, colinux, freeware, os, ubuntu, windows

VirtualBox 1.5.6 - Powerful x86 Virtualization Product

innotek VirtualBox 1.5.6 (Windows, Open Source, 17MB) [download via Filehippo] is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use.

Changes:

• GUI: fixed several error messages
• GUI: fixed registration dialog crashes once and for all
• GUI: really ask before resetting the VM
• GUI: release mouse and keyboard before the host activates the screensaver
• GUI: fixed issue with license display on big screens
• GUI: added setting for network name for internal networks
• GUI: added setting for network device type
• And much more fixes and improvements

Technorati : freeware, open source, os, virtual, virtualbox, windows

VirtualBox 1.5.0 - General Purpose Full Virtualizer for x86 Hardware

VirtualBox 1.5.0 (Windows, Freeware, 16.47MB) [download via FileForum] is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.

Technorati : linux, mac, operating, os, system, virtual, virtualbox, virtualizer, windows

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