Virtual machine with graphics card?

iviv · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:00

I know that in a virtual machine, everything is emulated, so its all run from the CPU, meaning graphics have to be done on the CPU as well, though is this the bottom line? I'm looking to use a virtual machine to deal with some programs that don't like to run in a window, by using a VM I can force them into that window, but they need a graphics card present to startup, which the XP mode from win7 doesn't provide.

Any way around this, or do I just have to carry on as I am?

Edit: Running Win7 x64 if it helps.

FreeStream · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:02

VMWare Fusion uses some GPU abilities.

It allows for aero in W7...

iviv · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:06

Thanks for that, though I'll add that I'm running Win7. I'll edit that into the first post.

Fonz-Valo · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:14

Virtualbox also supports GPU abilities but unlike VMWare Fusion it currently does not allow Aero in vista or windows 7

marc2003 · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:36

vmware player (free) or vmware workstation (paid for) are the windows equivalents of fusion.

deadite66 · 2 Nov 2009 at 17:05

i dream of the day i can run linux but play games in a windows vm that can play 3d games perfectly.

marc2003 · 2 Nov 2009 at 17:57

run linux in a VM on windows. problem solved.