Windows 8 / vmware workstation ?

[wmiswm]

1. will Primo work on windows 8?
2. I am also using VMware to create virtual windows 7/xp machines, will Primo work in such cases?
3. if primo can work in the VMware environment, where should I install it? In the host or in the guest platform?

[Support]

1. will Primo work on windows 8?

Yes, it is.

2. I am also using VMware to create virtual windows 7/xp machines, will Primo work in such cases?

You can run Primo Ramdisk on virtual machines, however a license is required for each virtual machine after trial period expires if you want to continue using it, because virtual machines are treated as real computers.

3. if primo can work in the VMware environment, where should I install it? In the host or in the guest platform?

host computer

[wmiswm]

Platform: VMware Workstation 9
Host: windows 8
Guest: windows 7 (64bit)
Issue: when reboot guest after setting up Trial version of Primo ramdisk in guest, the ramdisk started up with ram fully preallocated. The "compact mode" can be selected, but will return to unselect after finishing and reboot.

The ramdisk parameters were set up as below.
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Basic settings:
Disk size: 10240 MB
Disk type: SCSI
Drive letter assigned: Z
One-time disk: No

Substance settings:
Memory size: 10240 MB
Memory features: DMM
Drive file size: 0 MB
Drive file name: -

File system settings:
File system: NTFS
Cluster size: Default
Volume label: RAMDISK
NTFS compression: Yes
NTFS indexing: Yes
Create "TEMP" folder: Yes

File system advanced settings:
Custom folders: -
Volume serial number: -
Account "Everyone" permission:
Full control, Modify, Read & execute, Write

Image settings:
Enable image file: Yes
Image file name: C:\PR-Image-Z.vdf
Load/Save functions: Load & save
Delay Load mode: No
Load in background: No
Image format: Plain image
When to save: Save at shutdown, Timing save
Quick Save mode: Yes
Backup automatically: No

[Support]

This is because you associate an image file (Plain Image) to the ramdisk. During the loading of the image file to the ramdisk, the memory will be allocated to hold image file data. If you really want both the image file feature and the dynamic memory management feature, you can enable the "Delay Load" option. Please see
http://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/prim ... -file.html

In regard to the "compact mode", it is exclusive to the "Plain Image" format. Only "Smart Image" format can support "Compact Mode" if you enable the image file option.

Thanks.