[olug] Virtualization Questions

[T. J. Brumfield]

Have you looked into a user agent switcher to convince the site you're
using IE 6? As for the WMP portion, mplayer-plugin usually works for
me.

For newer stuff, you can try moonshine which emulates playing WMP
files in Silverlight/Moonlight.

-- T. J. Brumfield

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Joe Gulizia<jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Boss is talking about moving me to a new machine and a Windows platform...yuck!
>
> I'd rather use the machine circa 2002? 2000? with linux than a new one with (Shudder) Vista.
>
>
> Unfortunately the site I need to view only uses IE 6 or newer and Windows Media Player.
>
>
> I have Crossover on the machine (as well as WINE) but I cannot get IE 6 to display the Windows Media Player video (ActiveX control error)
>
> Using IE 6 and Windows Media Player 9.0
>
> How can I configure IE 6 to allow ActiveX through Crossover or WINE?
>
> That's why I was thinking I'd need to have a Virtual Machine.
>
> I haven't had a chance to try the other suggestions given.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
> --- On Fri, 7/31/09, William Langford <unfies at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: William Langford <unfies at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Virtualization Questions
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 7:10 PM
>
> I took advantage of the commercial lame duck thing last year but have
> yet to fiddle. Crossover I think was name?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 31, 2009, at 7:00 PM, Cheyenne Deal <deal.cheyenne at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I get good perfomance, I just had to reactavate my xp and
>> workstation just worked, If you want my copy just let me know
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Will Langford <unfies at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 6:49 PM
>> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [olug] Virtualization Questions
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Cheyenne
>> Deal<deal.cheyenne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Try VMware workstation, on the ubuntu side and give direct access
>>> to the partition. I have a copy i dont use anymore, I upgraded to
>>> ESX3i and nolonger need it
>>
>> If you're looking for a 'take a stab at it' solution, vmware server is
>> free.  Might not offer 3d accell support for games and stuff.. but
>> otherwise... i've found it pretty competent.
>>
>> -Will
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