Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the problems were basically getting past the login screen. it think wouldn't take any keypresses. i did the install as per boot camp which worked fine. as for the software it was stuff mostly that the family uses, kid's games, or stuff they download. very lightweight, temorary software that won't be used much. -rei On Mar08 09:51, mehrdad wrote: > REI, what kind of problems did you experience with Parallels and what > version are u running? also what do u usually run in windows and what > version of windows are u loading > > > both of these products let you download a trail version and try it > out. so this could be a good start. also there is a company that sells > drivers for Parallels and mac that allows access to the ntfs file > system (i need to look the name) that works good. > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> wrote: > > a very off-topic question which i ask because i know > > there resides here a unique intersection of computer-literate > > folks, and practical and intelligent apple users who ride > > their machines hard. > > > > our family has intel versions of the imac and ibook but we occasionally > > "need" a PC version of some program or another. for aethetic reasons, > > i'd prefer something that can run the virtual PC (XP) out of a unique > > disk partition. something that would work with boot camp would be > > perfect. > > > > i bought Parallels about a year ago, but it never really worked > > from the boot camp partition. Parallels say i can buy a new version > > which might fix the problem, but I hate buying software once and > > loathe buying it twice. so maybe better to switch from Parallels to > > VMWare. > > > > anybody have any experience comparing Parallels and VMWare, preferably > > with Apple Bootcamp? > > > > thanks, > > > > -rei > > > > -- > > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey