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New Features of Version 3
New in Version 3.2
Designed for Windows Certification
VMware Workstation 3.2 for Windows has received Microsoft's Designed for Windows certification -- providing additional assurance that VMware Workstation runs well in a Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP environment.
New Administrative Lockout Feature
You can require a password for access to several key administrative features -- creating new virtual machines, editing virtual machine configurations and editing network settings.
Additional Host and Guest Operating System Support
You can use the latest Microsoft and Linux operating systems, including:
- Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 1 beta
- Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 beta
- New Linux distributions, including Red Hat Linux 7.3 and SuSE Linux 8.0
New in Versions 3.0 and 3.1
Improved Host and Guest Operating System Support
You can use the latest Microsoft and Linux operating systems, including:
- Microsoft Windows .NET Web Server beta 3 (experimental)
- Microsoft Windows .NET Standard Server beta 3 (experimental)
- Microsoft Windows .NET Enterprise Server beta 3 (experimental)
- New Linux distributions, including Red Hat Linux 7.2 and SuSE Linux 7.3
- FreeBSD 4.5 (guest operating system only)
- Netware 6.0 guest operating system experimental support (without VMware Tools)
Note: For the most current list of supported host and guest operating
systems, visit the VMware Web site at http://www.vmware.com/support/ws32/doc/.
Improved NAT Performance and Functionality
- Faster network address translation networking
- Support for NetLogon, allowing you to log on to a Windows domain from
a virtual machine so you can access file shares on physical computers in
the domain
- Support for UDP and TCP port forwarding to connect to virtual machines
New Repeatable Resume Feature
Resume a virtual machine from a specific point at which you suspended it,
over and over. This is useful for a classroom or QA environment, where you want
to start your guest operating system with applications already running and system
settings tailored to your needs; or, in the event of a catastrophic failure, to
restart from the same point, instead of rebooting the virtual machine.
Other New Features
- New serial port implementation.
Note: The new serial port implementation deprecates the use of TTY
type of virtual serial ports in a virtual machine.
- Improved disk performance on Windows 95 and Windows 98 through direct
memory access (DMA).
- Move virtual machines easier as they recognize relative paths.
- Improved cursor performance.
- If you want to modify your bridged networking settings for a Windows host,
choose Manage Virtual Networks on the Settings menu. This menu item replaces
the Settings button in the Configuration Editor on the panel for a virtual
machine's network adapter.
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