I just downloaded the VS 2010 Beta1 Pro and I want to setup a vm to try the new devenv. Which os and which emulator software should I try for the best performaces? (currently I've XP sp3, Win 7 RC, Win 2008).
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hmm....Win 7 or 2008. Though I'd say Win 7 as that better reflects Microsoft's latest dev environment....you wouldn't really do dev on 2008....though you could.
Personally I'd dual boot, especially as Win 7 RC is free, and run it natively.
Otherwise I'd definitely make sure you can virtualize with full hardware acceleration.
this bit of software by gibson will help you identify whether your hardware supports full hardware accelaration.
If it does, obviously you'll need a VM solution which can make use of that, such as VMWare or MS HyperV
andy
2009-05-19 12:49:50