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The safe way to try Vista
Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Windows Vista hasn’t been officially released yet, but for a brief period in June and July Microsoft 
made a public beta version of the operating system available for download from its website. Installing a beta version of an operating system onto your PC is always a bit risky, but there is a safer way of trying out Vista if you manage to download it.
A technique known as virtualisation (spelled with a ‘z’ in the US in case you decide to Google it) allows you to install multiple operating systems onto your PC and run them side-by-side.
In order to do this you’ll need a suitable virtualisation program. The most well-known options are VMWare Server (free for personal use) and Parallels Workstation ($50). The safe way to try Vista - IT Week
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