From owner-freebsd-emulation Sun Jan 12 15: 3:51 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C31EA37B401 for ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:03:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from CRWdog.demon.co.uk (adsl-66-123-232-98.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net [66.123.232.98]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 049A343F3F for ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:03:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from spadger@best.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by CRWdog.demon.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 007A19E; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:03:40 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Julian Elischer Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vmware and turbotax In-Reply-To: Message from Julian Elischer of "Sat, 11 Jan 2003 23:05:07 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:03:40 -0800 From: Andy Sparrow Message-Id: <20030112230341.007A19E@CRWdog.demon.co.uk> Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > I have vmware working on my current box and windows 98 (that I got with > this laptop) runs fine, but turbotax doesn't run. Hmmm, it's worked for me on -STABLE for the last 3 years, if that's any help... Haven't tried this year's software yet. > It seems to work > onthe native hardware. (dammit I have to boot windows). Does anyone have > any ideas about what they might be trying to do that can tell the > difference? The only software I've encountered that won't run under VMWare is the Sybex CCNA Virtual Lab, which believes that its running under a debugger, complains, and won't run. The CCNP Virtual Lab (which Sybex provided as a replacement, after I complained), however, works fine. Cheers, AS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message