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virtual machinesA virtual machine is an instance of a PC that is run inside a virtualization application such as VMWare, VirtualBox and Virtual PC. You can run many virtual machines along side each other on one physical PC or server. This is quite often done to run multiple operating systems simultaneously, either for testing or for consolidation.

This virtual machine guide will give you a more in-depth explanation of what it is, shows you how to create, configure and optimize a virtual machine, as well as highlighting some of the typical problems that can occur when trying to use a virtual machine.

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