Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]REI, vmware does not have good game support. try the new version of parallels and try it out. it works pretty good On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad