I installed Ubuntu in VMWare on Windows and (simply accepting all the install defaults) can now from within Ubuntu access all my windows files, print to my windows printer, use my 1997 wacom art pen, sound works, SAMBA works preinstalled, etc. This means I can continue to use my familiar Windows XP environment but also log into Ubuntu any time I want either via the GUI or from Windows via Putty or WinSCP. The virtual Ubuntu machine is 3.7 GB so I can carry it around on my 4 GB memory stick.
I made a super-easy-to-follow tutorial to show others how to do it: http://www.tanguay.info/web/installubuntu
Now anyone who can follow simple screenshots can have a virtual Ubuntu machine running inside Windows by the end of the day.
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I installed Ubuntu in VMWare on Windows and (simply accepting all the install defaults) can now from within Ubuntu access all my windows files, print to my windows printer, use my 1997 wacom art pen, sound works, SAMBA works preinstalled, etc. This means I can continue to use my familiar Windows XP environment but also log into Ubuntu any time I want either via the GUI or from Windows via Putty or WinSCP. The virtual Ubuntu machine is 3.7 GB so I can carry it around on my 4 GB memory stick. I made a super-easy-to-follow tutorial to show others how to do it: http://www.tanguay.info/web/installubuntu Now anyone who can follow simple screenshots can have a virtual Ubuntu machine running inside Windows by the end of the day.