Run an Existing Windows Installation on Ubuntu
Running existing Windows installation on Ubuntu is piece of cake. What you need is Vmware player and 10 minutes of spare time.
The easiest way to install Vmware player on Ubuntu is with Automatix. Automatix is great application that install software you can’t live without with cuple of clicks, including free Vmware player and it’s real time and nerve saver for newbies like me. If you don’t have Automatix, get it here.
If vmware-config.pl crashes saying vmmon.tar not found, see this post
If you get a cryptic error message like VMWare Player is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for the running kernel even after you’ve successfully run vmware-config.pl, remove the /etc/vmware/not_configured file and try running vmware again.
