VMware Inc - (Freeware)
Sharing data between host computer and virtual machine is very much possible with VMware Player which makes all very easy.
VMware Player is a software program that allows having multiple operating systems on one computer using more virtual machines. It helps to easy operate any virtual machine created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server or VMware ESX, as well as Microsoft Virtual Server virtual machines or Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machines.
With this tool it is possible to create virtual machines and install an operating system without leaving the main system.This program can be very interesting to go from one OS to another to test the compatibility of professional software or for beta testers who can work easily on a given and contained in a virtual machine configuration.
* Graphics performance and compatibility enhancements.
* Ubuntu 11.10 is officially supported as a guest operating system.
* Disk and memory management issues have been addressed.
* Many customer-reported issues have been resolved.
# Resolved Issues
* Windows 7 guest installation failed after powering on the virtual machine with the error A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.
* VMware Tools failed with the message VMware Tools unrecoverable error.
* VMware Tools failed to start in Fedora 15 guests.
* An Ubuntu 11.10 guest crashed with a signal 11 error if you installed or upgraded VMware Tools.
* On hosts with Nvidia GeForce and Quadro video cards, some of the clouds in the Unigine Heaven Benchmark application were drawn solid black.
* Easy Install did not properly function on Ubuntu 11.10.
* CD/DVD mount Linux.iso failed while installing VMware Tools in Ubuntu 11.10 guests.
* The AltGr key was not working in an Ubuntu guest in Unity mode when the host and guest keyboards were both set to a layout that contained the AltGr key.