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==Appliances from a Live .iso file==
==Appliances from a Live .iso file==
*Make new Appliance in VMWorkstation with 2GB (or smaller) hard disk
*Make new Appliance in VMWorkstation with 2GB (or smaller) hard disk
*start with live .iso as CD
*set XXX- live-.iso as CD in VMworkstation with a 0.1GB Hard disk.
* boot and run program, shut down.
* boot and run VMworkstation, shut down.
*copy contents of Appliance in VMWARE directory to USB
*copy contents of new Appliance in the VMWARE directory to USB
*copy live.iso file to same USB
*copyXXX- live.iso file to same USB
*Open this Appliance with VMWorkstation and edit location of live.iso file to point to one on USB stick, then close it.
*Open this copied Appliance on USB with VMWorkstation and edit location of live.iso file to point to one on USB stick, then close it.
*start VMPlayer and open this Appliance.  
*start VMPlayer and open this Appliance on USB. Or any other VMPlayer on any PC
this appliance is just like a boot CD it has no persistence.
(you are playing the .iso image with VMPlayer) file size is only larger the .iso file
===Boot this Appliance from a USB Boot stick (see below)===
===Boot this Appliance from a USB Boot stick (see below)===
*can be opened on any PC without changing or accessing it's hard disk
*can be opened on any PC without changing or accessing it's hard disk