VMware 4 User Manual page 69

C H A P T E R 4 Creating a New Virtual Machine
The name specified here is used if you add this virtual machine to the VMware
Workstation Favorites list. This name is also used as the name of the folder where
the files associated with this virtual machine are stored.
Each virtual machine should have its own folder. All associated files, such as the
configuration file and the disk file, are placed in this folder.
Windows hosts: On Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, the
default folder for this Windows XP Professional virtual machine is
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My
Virtual Machines\Windows XP Professional. On Windows NT,
the default folder is C:\WINNT\Profiles\<username>\Personal\My
Virtual Machines\Windows XP Professional.
Linux hosts: The default location for this Windows XP Professional virtual
machine is <homedir>/vmware/winXPPro, where <homedir> is the
home directory of the user who is currently logged on.
Virtual machine performance may be slower if your virtual hard disk is on a
network drive. For best performance, be sure the virtual machine's folder is on a
local drive. However, if other users need to access this virtual machine, you
should consider placing the virtual machine files in a location that is accessible
to them. For more information, see Sharing Virtual Machines with Other Users on
page 128.
9. Configure the networking capabilities of the virtual machine.
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