VMWare Workstation 11 side-by-side with Windows virtual machines
I'm a programmer, not a SysAdmin, but I need to install several different versions of Office on my computer, running different operating systems. I currently have a laptop configured with the Windows 7 Pro, an XP VM and a 2nd Win 7 Pro VM, but both of those VMs were created with Windows. Can I install VMWare Workstation 11 on that laptop and create VMWare VMs on that laptop as well?
I would also like to create several VMs on my desktop, so that I can switch back and forth during development testing. I assume that this process is going to require me to first install Workstation 11, then create the VM and load the appropriate operating systems and software from disk, is that correct?
I would also like to create several VMs on my desktop, so that I can switch back and forth during development testing. I assume that this process is going to require me to first install Workstation 11, then create the VM and load the appropriate operating systems and software from disk, is that correct?
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You can run a couple of versions of Office on one machine (but never Outlook). Also, associations often go bad when you have two copies of Office on the same machine. I keep them separate by using multiple machines as I noted. Then Unity Mode allows me to run together on the same workspace.
For me, from 2007 forward, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are very close. I have not tried Access very much.
For me, from 2007 forward, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are very close. I have not tried Access very much.
We always use different computers/VMs for Office!
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Thanks, guys. I'm sure I'll be back to ask more about tweaking Workstation 11 settings and John's "Unity Mode"
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That is precisely my issue, I want to have different versions of Office running on each machine. So that I can test various OS/Office configurations against software that I write.
I have an MSDN Ultimate subscription, so the licenses for the different OS and Office versions are not an issue.