VMware Player - for noncommercial use a software-based virtual machine, VMware Workstation, but with limited functionality, designed to run virtual machine images created in other products of VMware, as well as Microsoft VirtualPC and Symantec LiveState Recovery. Starting with version 3.0 VMware Player allows you to create virtual machine images. Limit the functionality is now mainly concerns the functions intended for IT-professionals and software developers. For example, there is no possibility of setting up a thin virtual network adapters in Virtual Network Editor.
What can I do with VMware Player?
Use VMware Player to create, run, evaluate, and share software running in virtual machines:
- Create: Use VMware Player to create virtual machines with the latest 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux operating systems. With Easy Install it's easier than installing them directly on your PC.
- Run: VMware Player can be used by anyone to run virtual machines on a Windows or Linux PC. VMware Player makes it quick and easy to take advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines.
- Evaluate: VMware Player is ideal for safely evaluating software distributed as a virtual appliance. Virtual appliances are pre-built, pre-configured and ready-to-run enterprise software applications packaged along with an operating system in a virtual machine. With VMware Player, anyone can quickly and easily experience the benefits of preconfigured products without any installation or configuration hassles. Run over 900 virtual appliances from leading software vendors available from the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace.
- Share: VMware Player can be used by anyone to run a virtual machine shared by a colleague or friend. For example, customer support and development teams can share a customer scenario encapsulated within a virtual machine.

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