I want to test ReactOS without risking my existing hardware/installations. Can I test ReactOS another way?
Yes, you can test ReactOS on virtual hardware. You can test it in Qemu, for which there are official packages available on the download page. This way, you can start ReactOS in a window without leaving your operating system. However, because Qemu is an emulator, ReactOS will run much slower than it would if it were running on actual hardware. Other virtual machines/x86 emulators should be able to run ReactOS as well, and ReactOS is known to run in at least Bochs, VMWare, VirtualPC and QEMU. If you know of other virtual machines that support it, please send an e-mail to the ros-dev mailing list.
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