Vmware

What guests work in VMware workstation?

OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD work for sure. Windows XP SP2 works.

Sound in a linux VM

If you edit the VM Configuration file, which will be found in the "Virtual Machines" folder (usually under C:\ or My Documents\), edit this file with notepad and add:

sound.present = "TRUE"

and save the file. Now double click on the configuration file to open it in VMware console with your new change.