Is it advisable to program on a emulator (virtual box)?

[enteric]

I ask because I have been trying to use Visual C++ 2010 (64bits) on Windows 7 Ultimate. So far I have not been able to learn a thing (I am new to programming in general) thanks to that buggy p.o.s..

I figure running it on an emulator/virtual desktop (virtual box for example) and programming on that to have a literal fresh start.

Oh and if any one is going to say "well you should ask Micro$oft for help..." I already tried... (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/vsdebug/thread/8a05c1ce-a10f-4a7e-93d4-1bbbf0539aa5 and here: http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?p=2070762#post2070762). I posted those two about 9 hours ago... no luck yet.

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[benji720]

Well... VMware player is free and it's worth a shot. You won't be able to use some of the graphics acceleration stuff that Windows natively can use but go ahead and give it a go. Don't set your expectations too high (if your computer has a real issue this won't make a lick of difference) but give it a go!

 

[enteric]

^I'm not really expecting to make a full fledged game on virtual box but to see if I can get the program to work.

 

[aaab]

VMware server is also free AFAIK. Virtualbox should suit you fine tho

 

[benji720]

Vmware server is available but isn't supported any more; hence the free ESXi and Player.

 

[enteric]

Thanks everyone.

@benji720 you helped me out the most so you get best answer - if it helps any one else I'm using Virtualbox and now running Win. 7 64bit.

 

[enteric]

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