VirtualBox for Windows

User Reviews

• A good alternative for running Windows on Mac OSX

  Tony HadlandApril 2, 2015

  Pros

  Free of charge and doesn't require £35 or so to be paid every other time Apple update their OS. I've used both market-leading commercial emulators, which have varied over time as to which was the better bet for me. I've now got fed up with having repeatedly to re-buy Parallels due to it no longer working with new free versions of OSX. After some fiddling about, I found I could run Windows XP in three different modes on Mavericks. It's good enough for my purposes.

  Cons

  More difficult to install than commercial offerings but worth persevering with.

  Summary

  Well worth a try but does require fine tuning on the part of the user. You don't need to be super-techie but installing this is not really for those shy of IT.

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• JUNK FULL BUGS !!! (MAYBE WE MUST TO BUY IT ?!!!)

  alex3518March 26, 2015

  Pros

  VirtualBox-4.3.26-98988-Win is unyble to install any 64 bit app or OS !!!

  Cons

  Forget it, I try to many times and always same issue !!!

  Summary

  Keep far away from all fro Oracle, especially VBOX !!!

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• Works fine in you know what to do

  zoorickFebruary 12, 2015

  Pros

  The basic tool for using a virtual OS. Certainly it requires some resources from your computer, so don't expect high performance on a low-end device.

  Cons

  You need some basic VB knowledge to configure it first.

  Summary

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• Worst pile of rubbish i've ever used

  December 19, 2014

  Pros

  None, it won't load any OS at all.

  Cons

  Slow Doesn't load any operating system WIll waste hours of your life and still wont work

  Summary

  Stear clear of this rubbish piece of software - you get what you pay for. It simply doesn't work and doesnt do anything. Be prepared to blow 10+ hours just to get 1 os to load on it if you want to use it and even then it still doesn't work half the time. Made by amateurs and it shows.

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• Amazing tool but kinda slow...

  alexmonteMarch 15, 2014

  Pros

  I love it, I really do. It works fine, runs a variety of OS and has many settings to customize it however you want.

  Cons

  Maybe I just did something wrong with the OS I'm using on it but it always seems extremely slow. I kept adding more resources to it to see if that would help it run faster but after giving it the max amount of resources my computer would let me, it still didn't seem to speed up a bit. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from a virtual machine.

  Summary

  Seems slow but great nonetheless.

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• A very versatile local VM solution

  RickMay57January 23, 2014

  Pros

  Will support lots of systems, and seems to be low use on the local resources

  Cons

  Interface could be a little more intuitive. I had a little trouble figuring out how to restore from a snap-shot. Also switching between full-screen and window screens took some getting used to.

  Summary

  I have tried the Microsoft and VMware solutions, which all worked fine. I felt the MS solution was overly resource hungry, and VM took a lot more disk space to install than it should. This seems to be a solid performer for testing against a VM in the real world.

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• A Fantastic Product, & Free Too

  Mr WindowsDecember 29, 2013

  Pros

  This is everything that Windows 8's much vaunted virtualization should have been.

  Cons

  It's a little time consuming setting up a VHD, Virtual Hard Drive.

  Summary

  I admit it, I'm a Windows 7 man, but with Oracle's Virtual Box I'm able to install, and test out any operating system I want. I bought Windows 8 Pro when it first came on the market at the reduced price. However, I wasn't about to abandon my Windows 7 setup, just to test out a new operating system. That's when I found Virtual Box. I installed it, set up a Windows 8 spot for it, gave it enough memory, and a large enough VHD to play in, and I was off. I was able to test, and fully evaluate Windows 8 for my clients without sacrificing my Windows 7 setup. I have since set up, and tested other operating systems for my various clients at no cost to me. Also, the fact that Oracle continues to improve, and update Virtual Box makes it a winner in my book. So, if you want to test out another operating system, or you now have Windows 8, but don't want to struggle through the tortures of setting up its virtualization so you can install XP, for example. You can just install Virtual Box, and easily put XP back on your system. This is a winner of a program.

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• Excellent program!

  UmbrellaCorpDecember 5, 2013

  Pros

  Doesn't take up much system resources, free, great for testing out beta or new programs!

  Cons

  Can't think of any at this time.

  Summary

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• Free alternative to vmware

  jebageApril 10, 2013

  Pros

  Free! Easy Setup Several wizards make config simple pop-ups provide context useful hints

  Cons

  Performance not quite as good as vmware no quite as "polished" as vmware

  Summary

  Best summed up as the best free virtual desktop available. Not as polished as vmware but it gets the job done. I would suggest trying it before spending any money. My guess is it will do what you need.

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• WOW.Better than W7 XPmode.Ran 3VMs of W8 in W7 perfect!

  the-original-katPHishJanuary 27, 2013

  Pros

  Worked flawlessly to run Win8, Win7, and XP. I could access drives, folders, printers, scanners... So easy to use. Going to try other OSes soon.

  Cons

  For FREE it has done all I wanted it to do and smoothly.

  Summary

  Glad I ran across an articel on this tool that was referring to run Windows8 on a Win7 box.

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