Difference between revisions of "Emulating Worms Armageddon"
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If you are using something other, than Windows for your Operating System (or, heavens forbid, Vista), be it your favorite Linux distro or Mac OSX, that does not mean you are out of luck. You still need a copy of Windows XP, but you won't actually have to install it to a physical partition. | If you are using something other, than Windows for your Operating System (or, heavens forbid, Vista), be it your favorite Linux distro or Mac OSX, that does not mean you are out of luck. You still need a copy of Windows XP, but you won't actually have to install it to a physical partition. | ||
There are a couple of options, depending on your OS: | There are a couple of options, depending on your OS: | ||
| − | *You can use Microsoft Virtual PC under Windows | + | *You can use [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx Microsoft Virtual PC] under Windows |
| − | *There is VMWare Player and EasyVMX for Linux, or you can use Wine | + | *There is [http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ VMWare Player] and [http://easyvmx.com/easyvmx.shtml EasyVMX] for Linux, or you can use [[Installing_WA_on_Linux%2C_using_WINE_%28original_CD%29|Wine]] |
| − | *And for OSX, try VMWare Fusion | + | *And for OSX, try [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ VMWare Fusion] |
Couple of things to know: | Couple of things to know: | ||
*For your screen resolution, your screen dimensions must be the power of 8, or your will have some nasty graphical glitches | *For your screen resolution, your screen dimensions must be the power of 8, or your will have some nasty graphical glitches | ||
*If you are experiencing problems with your mouse, try disabling the VMWare Tools service | *If you are experiencing problems with your mouse, try disabling the VMWare Tools service | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 15 April 2008
W:A Emulation
If you are using something other, than Windows for your Operating System (or, heavens forbid, Vista), be it your favorite Linux distro or Mac OSX, that does not mean you are out of luck. You still need a copy of Windows XP, but you won't actually have to install it to a physical partition.
There are a couple of options, depending on your OS:
- You can use Microsoft Virtual PC under Windows
- There is VMWare Player and EasyVMX for Linux, or you can use Wine
- And for OSX, try VMWare Fusion
Couple of things to know:
- For your screen resolution, your screen dimensions must be the power of 8, or your will have some nasty graphical glitches
- If you are experiencing problems with your mouse, try disabling the VMWare Tools service
