Quesomanrulz Tutorials

Previously I have shown how to Install Portable Apps on your flash drive as well as How to Create a Virtual Machine on Your Computer. Today I will be showing you a mix of the two, How to Use Virtualization on the Go. The reason this is so convenient is that you can take your whole OS with you and have any program, not just portable ones, at your side at any time at all. The three programs I will be showing you today all have their own advantages and disadvantages when it comes to portable O.S’s.

First is Portable VirtualBox from vbox.me which is exactly the same as the normal VirtualBox but can run on your flash drive without an install, the install process for it is somewhat confusing though. Unfortunately it requires Administrator access to run so can not be used in many situations.

Second is QEmu Manager.  Apparently VirtualBox is built off this program’s framework but with a different GUI and some more features. The GUI actually resembles VMWare to an extent with it’s button based top tool-bar and sidebar. This software does not have need to have Admin access so can be run on any PC. The only downside I have found is that loading times can be slow, sometimes extremely.

Finally is Mojopac, this one is my favorite of all. While it can only run on Windows XP for the time being, it works wonders. Mojopac actually holds its own physical OS on you flash drive, not a virtual machine. It does however use some of the host OS’s resources but has its own registry, meaning you can install any program on it and take it with you, even games! You can bring all your music in iTunes, or play Crysis if the host computer can run it. Even through all of this it still leaves no trace on the host computer and you can easily switch from guest to host. Also, you will not recieve lag when using Mojopac as you do in Virtual Machines, another advantage of using the host system’s resources.

Now you can easily take your Windows Install, Linux Distro, or software including games with you anywhere as long as your flash drive can accommodate the space. Depending on your situation you can choose what you can work with and what advantages you need and which disadvantages you can live with.

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