Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for intelligent resource management for a virtual machine. A method for operating a virtual environment can comprise receiving a request for a resource from an application, processing the request to identify the resource, determining whether the resource is for the virtual environment, and modifying a part of a data structure for the request based on a reference to the resource in the virtual environment.

Abstract: A user-centric computing system that includes a mobile storage device (“MSD”) capable of interfacing with a client personal computer (“PC”) for the purpose of using certain resources available through the client PC to access user programs, applications, data, and settings stored on the MSD. The user-centric computing system may also include a software management program configured to select the user programs, applications, data and settings to be stored on the MSD from the user programs, applications, data, and settings installed on a user's PC and to interface with the client PC. A method of providing mobility to a user PC by selecting programs installed on the user PC and storing the selected programs on an MSD and interfacing the MSD with a client PC is also provided.

Abstract: A system, method, and software product provides for managing resources in a virtual machine. The system comprises a guest memory and a processor. The guest memory stores a file exception table and a file inclusion table. The file exception table indicates at least one first name of a host resource. The file exclusion table indicates at least one second name of a guest resource. The processor receives a resource query, processes the resource query to determine a host weight value using a weighting operation and the file exception table. The processor also processes the resource query to determine a guest weight value using the weighting operation and the file inclusion table. Additionally, the processor compares the host weight value to the guest weight value to determine whether the resource query is associated with the host resource or the guest resource.