HD Install :: niewbie help needed

so wait what IS this VMware player then? before i get flamed again for being to lazy to read up on things: i did read up all the links you gave me and the official site. but i still don't get why i need a virtual machine player. won't sound work without it? won't my network card work without it? won't firefox work without it? i mean, that's all i need, so do i need this VMplayer to make those work? :P thanks - CT.

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