If you want to use any of the shortcut keystrokes in VirtualBox, you must use the Host key in combination with another key. By default, the Host key is the Right Ctrl key on the keyboard.
There may be some keyboards, like laptop keyboards, that do not have a Right Ctrl key. If you are in [...]

When you run a virtual machine in VirtualBox, there is always a frame around the virtual machine’s desktop with a menu bar at the top and a status bar at the bottom.

The menu bar and status bar prevent you from running at the maximum resolution (unless you use seamless mode). If you are using a [...]

VirtualBox is a great virtualization software from Sun Microsystems. I’ve previously written many articles on how to create a virtual machine in VirtualBox and how to install Windows 7 using VirtualBox.
If you’ve had any experience with virtualization software, you’ve probably also heard of VMWare and Virtual PC. I’ve previously used Virtual PC from Microsoft for [...]

Many IT organizations are contemplating if they will upgrade to Windows 7.  Server admins on the other hand will be needing to test server releases like Windows Server 2008, Sharepoint Server, Exchange Server and SQL Server. The quick solution to test this releases is by using virtualization.
A VHD is a common virtualization file format that [...]

In this post, I will go through the steps to install Windows 7 as a guest OS in VirtualBox. Previously, I wrote about how to install Ubuntu in VirtualBox, so check that out if you’re a Linux person.
What I like about VirtualBox is that they already support Windows 7! You have to download the latest [...]

The Citrix Xen Server is a free enterprise-class server virtualization solution that is a direct competitor to VMware ESXi. Both are free and it’s actually quite hard to tell which one is better.
Some people swear by VMware because of longer experience with virtualization technology while others say that Citrix has a better product. I’m not [...]