VirtualBox for Windows
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VirtualBox for Windows 3.1.0 55 is a System Optimizer product from virtualbox.org, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, VirtualBox is a family of strong 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).
Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris 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.
VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while Sun ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.
InnoTek VirtualBox is a family of strong x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.
Some of the features of VirtualBox are:
Modularity. VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. This makes it easy to control it from several interfaces at once: for example, you can start a virtual machine in a typical virtual machine GUI and then control that machine from the command line, or possibly remotely. VirtualBox also comes with a full Software Development Kit: even though it is Open Source Software, you don t have to hack the source to write a new interface for VirtualBox.
Virtual machine descriptions in XML. The configuration settings of virtual machines are stored entirely in XML and are independent of the local machines. Virtual machine definitions can therefore easily be ported to other computers.
Guest Additions for Windows and Linux. VirtualBox has special program that can be installed inside Windows and Linux virtual machines to improve performance and make integration much more seamless. Among the features provided by these Guest Additions are mouse pointer integration and arbitrary screen solutions (e.g. by resizing the guest window).
Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows and Linux 32-bit 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.
Whats New in version 1.6.2:
GUI: fixed a bug which prevented to add more than one SATA drive from the GUI
GUI: fixed a regression introduced in 1.6.0: the fullscreen mode was left on every guest video mode switch
GUI: fixed several minor issues
Networking: fixed a host interface networking regression introduced in 1.6.0
VMM: fixed starting of VMs with AMD-V enabled
VMM: massive performance enhancements for AMD-V
VMM: stability improvements for AMD-V on Windows hosts
VMM: correctly detect AMD CPUs with erratum 170 (AMD-V)
VMM: detect inconsistent timestamp counters on certain AMD Phenom CPUs (Windows host only)
VMM: fixed KVM check (Linux hosts only) XPCOM: fixed several races
VMM: ?xed a regression introduced in 1.6.0: Windows stuck during installation
SATA: improved performance with Vista guests
SATA: fixed statistics counter
Shared Folders: several fixes (iTunes download, speed up browsing)
ATA/IDE: fixed boot from CDROM if a medium was added while the boot menu was active
Networking: provide an Intel PRO/1000 T Server (82543GC) network device emulation which is recognized by Windows XP guests
Networking: fixes for the E1000 emulation (dont crash if not attached, fixed a bug in the statistics counter implementation)
NAT: dont crash if the guest sent a DHCPRELEASE message with an invalid IP address
NAT: fixed ARP reply for the NAT gateway and for the NAT name server if the guest IP range was changed
Internal Networking: fixed shutdown if more than two VMs are connected to the same network
BIOS: allow to change the DMI informatiton (see chapter 9.13, Conguring the BIOS DMI information, page 125)
RTC: fixed UIP emulation to prevent jumping of time in Solaris guests
Windows host: VirtualBox installation directory corrected for 64 bits Windows
Windows host: fixed VBoxVRDP.exe symlink
Windows host: solved locking problems in raw partition VMDK support
Windows host: fixed stability during high system load (page fault in KeQueryActiveProcessors)
Shared Folders: limited users without admin rights now also can use Shared Folders on Windows guests The license of this windows utility software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this Windows Utility software.



