VMWare Workstation 6 for Windows

Discover the true power and flexibility of your desktop or laptop computer with VMware Workstation. Reduce hardware costs by 50% or more by running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Automate and streamline tasks to save time and improve productivity.

VMware Workstation 6 makes it simple to create and run multiple virtual machines on your desktop or laptop computer. You can convert an existing physical PC into a VMware virtual machine, or create a new virtual machine from scratch. Each virtual machine represents a complete PC, including the processor, memory, network connections and peripheral ports.

VMware Workstation lets you use your virtual machines to run Windows, Linux and a host of other operating systems side-by-side on the same computer. You can switch between operating systems instantly with a click of a mouse, share files between virtual machines with drag-and-drop functionality and access all the peripheral devices you rely on.

With Workstation, you can take a “snapshot” that preserves the state of a virtual machine so you can return to it at any time. You can even use Workstation 6 to record and play video files that capture all changes to a virtual machine over a period of time.

Run multi-tier enterprise applications on a single piece of hardware by managing network-connected virtual machines with the Teams feature of Workstation 6. With Workstation Teams, you can turn an entire multi-tier environment on and off with a single click of the mouse button. With the cloning feature, you can make many copies of a virtual machine from a single installation and configuration process.  

System Requirements:

Now supporting Windows Vista as host and guest operating systems.
You must have enough memory to run the host operating system, plus the memory required for each guest operating system and for applications on the host and guest. See your guest operating system and application documentation for their memory requirements. As of version 6.0 of Workstation, the total amount of memory you can assign to all virtual machines running on a single host is unlimited. The maximum amount of memory per virtual machine is 8GB.
512MB RAM (2GB recommended)
Standard x86-compatible or x86-64-compatible personal computer 733MHz or faster CPU minimum
Compatible processors include:
Intel: Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M (including computers with Centrino mobile technology), Xeon (including “Prestonia”), and Core 2 processors
AMD: Athlon, Athlon MP, Athlon XP, Athlon 64, Duron, Opteron, Turion 64, AMD Sempron
64-bit systems supported:
AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Turion 64, AMD Sempron, Intel EM64T.
Support for 64-bit guest operating systems is available only on the following versions of these processors:
AMD Athlon 64, revision D or later
AMD Opteron, revision E or later
AMD Turion 64, revision E or later
AMD Sempron, 64-bit-capable revision D or later
Intel Pentium 4 and Core 2 processors with EM64T and Intel Virtualization Technology