Will virtualization help me?

[radderfire]

Hi All

Before looking in to virtualization technology further, can someone answer:

- Is Windows update straightforward when running an OS in a virtual machine?

- I'm interested in virtualization for business continuity reasons. If my machine stops working for any reason, I would rather this was in a virtual machine. One of the risks for me is Windows update. So, do you think it's a good idea to do no Windows Update in my real OS, and then just do Windows Update in the virtual machine run OS? Any issues you see there?

- If a virtual machine OS develops a problem, is it easier to fix than a standard OS?

- Does a virtual machine run much slower than a normal machine?

All comments welcome.

Thanks and rgds

Radderfire