Does using both VMWare Workstation 6 and encryption slow things up?
Using VMWare Workstation 6 will on occasion slow things up quite considerably. Far more than does the use of encryption alone. However, if the right choices are made when installing, this is not such a major factor. But it is a price that needs to be paid for maximum security of your desktop data. Naturally, the faster your computer, the less noticeable this will be. It is especially important to have as much RAM as you can afford. Windows in 32 bit form does not recognise more than around 3.2 Gigabytes of RAM.
Using VMWare Workstation 6 will on occasion slow things up quite considerably. Far more than does the use of encryption alone. However, if the right choices are made when installing, this is not such a major factor. But it is a price that needs to be paid for maximum security of your desktop data. Naturally, the faster your computer, the less noticeable this will be. It is especially important to have as much RAM as you can afford. Windows in 32 bit form does not recognise more than around 3.2 Gigabytes of RAM. 12.
