Just got this, I know someone was asking over the weekend about support for WinXP... Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist.com 952-368-3278 x396 fax 952-368-3255 -----Original Message----- From: VMware [mailto:vmwarenews at vmware.m0.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 3:48 PM To: jspinti at dart.dartdist.com Subject: VMware Workstation 3.0 beta - AVAILABLE NOW Dear VMware User, We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the beta version of VMware(TM) Workstation 3.0, our award-winning desktop product. Workstation 3.0 is our most powerful and comprehensive desktop software release ever! Workstation 3.0 provides support for the latest operating systems, including Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP and the latest Linux distributions. It adds support for new devices, provides significant enhancements in networking, and delivers better overall performance. On Microsoft Windows host operating systems, Workstation 3.0 also provides a completely new Windows-style user interface with significantly improved ease of use. As an existing user of our Workstation software, we want you to experience firsthand the many new features and performance enhancements of this major new release. A few highlights: -- Support for the latest host and guest operating systems, including Windows XP -- Support for new devices, including USB, generic SCSI devices, and CD-ROM ISO images -- Larger virtual disk support (up to 128GB IDE, 256GB SCSI) -- Built-in support for NAT, allowing guest OSes to share the host IP address -- Eight internal virtual Ethernet switches, increased from four in Workstation 2.0 -- Improved performance for mouse, graphics, disk, I/O, and networking -- New Windows-style user interface (on Windows hosts only) -- Better support for laptop computers Support for DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW devices will be available in later beta releases. To download and try the VMware Workstation 3.0 beta, please go to: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313779871X1090825X76198X NOTE: If you are a Workstation 2.0 user, please keep your license for 2.0 installed even if you uninstall Workstation 2.0 to use the Workstation 3.0 beta. You will need your license key installed on your PC in order to upgrade to Workstation 3.0. Beta versions are available for Windows (Windows NT(R) 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP) and Linux host operating systems. To receive a serial number that will unlock the beta release, go to the URL below, enter your VMware registered username and password, and select the platform you'd like to test: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313779871X1090826X76198X Your serial number will be sent to your VMware registered email address. To find out all about the new features and improvements in the VMware Workstation 3.0 beta, as well as for help with installation, configuration, and setup, please see our online documentation at: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313779871X1090827X76198X The beta documentation is also available as a PDF document for offline reference: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313779871X1090828X76198X To help us make this the best release of Workstation yet, we ask that you give us your candid feedback. If you encounter problems while testing the beta release of VMware Workstation 3.0, please submit an incident report at: http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB4313779871X1090829X76198X Please follow the instructions for including log and core files if necessary. If you have general feedback, suggestions for improvement, or other comments, please send them via email to: wsbeta at vmware.com. We may not have time to respond to each piece of feedback we receive, but we guarantee we'll read each one. Thanks for your continued support. We'll be in touch in a few weeks with additional information about Workstation 3.0, including our progress with the beta release and details of pricing and product availability. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this "first look" at VMware Workstation 3.0. Pricing and upgrade information will be available soon, and the product will be available in Q4. Best regards, The VMware Workstation 3.0 Team This message is sent via Digital Impact, Inc. for VMware, Inc.