Notes on software development (Windows) and computer system administration.

2007-09-27

Snippet Compiler (C#)

SnippetCompiler allows you to quickly compile snippets of code.

Launch VMware Instance at Startup

note that this approach is silly. You should almost certainly be using VMware Server if you need to start VMs at system startup!



A VMware virtual machine can be automatically launched at startup by using VMware's command line parameters and the system Task Scheduler:









Under the Task tab, place the following string into the Run edit box:


"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware.exe" -x -q "PathToVirtualMachine.vmx"




In the Schedule tab, select "At System Startup" under "Schedule Task".






The next time your machine reboots, a corresponding vmware-vmx.exe process should appear in your Task Manager.