Compare virtualbox and vmware workstation

These two softwares are both good virtual system tool, compare them, let's first see how them work!

Virtualbox

1.download virtualbox the newest edition from virtualbox.com

2.install virtualbox on your pc

3.run virtualbox

first you see this




















and then you should click on new

then you see



















click next


















now you can choose what kind of operating system you want to install,
for example, windows xp

click next


















virtualbox will help you decide the memory of the virtual system
but you can change it any time throughout the setup

click next


















to successfully install the virtual system, you must create a virtual hard disk
use the default will be good enough.

after that, you need to capture a dvd or cd image or use the physical dvd


















remember also setup other, such as share folder...

then, run virualsystem














vitualbox will setup only the virtual hardware, but not the software (the OS)
you can setup the OS as you do it on a real computer
but this is different from vmware,let's first see how vmware work

all you need is no much different, but remember,
vmware can decide the OS setup which means you can easily install different OS in different installing ways. once you inset a cd or dvd or iso file, vmware will immediately check out what kind of OS you will install. virtualbox can't.

and some differences throughout using, such as vmware support usb easily but not virtualbox
vmware setup remote easily but virtualbox not. virtualbox will take you little harddisk but vmware take a lot.

which one to choose depend on what you will doing for? if personally trial using, virtualbox is good, but if you need professional , vmware is much better.