Anyone using a windows emulator for linux?

[W1GUH]

There's a few free ones out there, WINE is one example. http://www.winehq.org/

I'm using VMWare at work....but that one's just a tad expensive!

[W2NAP]

i have messed with WINE. got a few games to run with it.

not to bad

[KC2UGV]

WINE, or CrossOver. Crossover is the "pay-for" version, but when you pay, your "choice of software" gets put up higher on the list to make work. And, they dump every peice of code back into WINE.

I actually bought CrossOver so I could get QuickBooks higher on the list of things to make work. And now, it's come a long way.

[N2CHX]

Wine, but I rarely have a need for it as I rarely have a need to run Windows programs.

[n2ize]

Wine, but I rarely have a need for it as I rarely have a need to run Windows programs.

Yep, same here. It is rare that I run any Windows stuff.

[W4GPL]

I use a virtual machine to play poker. It runs in Wine, but it's a little glitchy from time to time. So I use VirtualBox, which is currently free of charge from Sun (Oracle).

[n2ize]

I use a virtual machine to play poker. It runs in Wine, but it's a little glitchy from time to time. So I use VirtualBox, which is currently free of charge from Sun (Oracle).

Wine is finicky. Some programs run great under Wine. Others run lousy and many don't run at all. I haven't tired virtual box. I'll have to add it to my list of things to experiment with.

[KC2UGV]

I use a virtual machine to play poker. It runs in Wine, but it's a little glitchy from time to time. So I use VirtualBox, which is currently free of charge from Sun (Oracle).

Wine is finicky. Some programs run great under Wine. Others run lousy and many don't run at all. I haven't tired virtual box. I'll have to add it to my list of things to experiment with.

It's basically the same thing as VMWare. If you've used that, then VirtualBox should be easy. Only difference? You don't need to re-install virtualbox if you update your kernel. I hate that about VMWare.

[W4GPL]

VirtualBox still has to rebuild the modules after time you update your kernel, but it uses a more of a dkms type system rather than having to rerun vmware-config.pl or whatever. VirtualBox's DirectX support is quite good too compared to VMWare.. I use it to run SlingBox when I'm traveling so I can watch my TV from anywhere.

Also VMware offers "VMware Player" -- it doesn't let you build new VMs, but you can get free images for various operating systems and go from there. So technically VMWare has a free of charge option as well.

[n6hcm]

I'm using VMWare at work....but that one's just a tad expensive!

no, it's not--VMWare Server is free. (their products have messed up nomenclature.) however, you will still need a copy of Windows to load in your VMWare virtual machine.