[MLUG] Linux with Windows apps

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

We'll be running Ubuntu on a desktop machine, but there are reasons why 
we'll want to run Windows apps now and then, mostly to check that certain 
things will work for Windows users (e.g., that a web page works in IE for 
Windows).  What's the best solution?

Dual-boot system?

VMware?

Xen?

Wine?

It seems that the dual-boot system would be easy to set up, and we could 
even use a different HDD for each OS, but who really wants to kill Linux 
and reboot the system to test a web page in IE?

VMware sounds neat.  How much does it hurt the power of your Linux system 
compared to running Linux alone?

Xen - have you used it?  Is it like using VMware?  Will it slow down the 
system or make it unstable?

Wine sounds like it has occasional problems, but if it will run IE, maybe 
that will be enough for us.  We have the Windows license and don't mind 
using it if it will help.  Maybe with the native DLLs this is a good 
choice.  Any thoughts?

Mike

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