Hello,
I bought VMWare 3.0 about a month ago for my Windows 2000 laptop. This software is fantastic if you want to play with many different operating systems. I then installed the newest RedHat version. I spent most of my time trying to figure out RedHats security tools. In anycase, I finally got it running. One warning, the Windows 2000 FTP program would not work for me. I could not get a local connection with the virtual machine. I finally downloaded SmartFTP, a freeware program at CNet, which worked immediately.
I like the idea that John is alluding to. Virtual Machines are no brainers to install. You immediately have a full working environment. The only downside, I believe the download will be quite large. Having said this, it appears to be the only solution at this time that works and you will never have a quicker running version for windows. Considering this, is it possible to have VMs in the future for download from the OpenACS site.
