I actually downloaded VirtualBox and got it all set up, but it just did not work out. I tried installing the addon stuff I needed to make it work for me, but never could. Maybe it was just me, but I have been a fan of VMWare for years, and have recommended them to many. The workaround is sufficient enough to be only a mild irritation at this point; very rarely do it occur at a point that I can't recover what I am doing, usually during and Oracle export from a DB across the country.
I will keep working to help try to figure it out. It is the least I can do for a software that has been a big help to me.