Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Parallels 5 and Windows XP If you need to switch back and forth a lot, as I do in the office, I'd use the virtual machine programs; I have several years experience with Parallels and find the current version (when running Snow Leopard) to be very fast. If you just want one system at a time, Boot Camp is fine and runs well. I personally haven't gone newer than Windows XP and would wait a while on Windows 7. No way would I use Vista, as XP does all I need with fewer glitches. Phil On Nov 10, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Nov 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > >> >>> Brian had said in the past that he preferred VMWare. >> >> I've used both. I actually preferred Parallels, but I ran into some >> nagging bugs that I couldn't get their customer service people to help me >> with. I switched to VMware, which didn't have those bugs (presumably it >> has others), and it has worked perfectly. I was astonished to discover >> that VMware could use the virtual machine files that were created and >> left behind by Parallels. >> >> I find that using a Windows system on a Mac is not a compromise or a >> kludge or a workaround. It's real, it works well, and it's perfectly OK >> to plan on using it in the long term. That surprised me, as I expected it >> to be all of those things (compromise, kludge, workaround). > > so what is the current single best solution to run Windows on an Intel > Mac, either iMac or MacBook Pro ? > > > what third party solution and what Windows system...? > > > thanks, > > > > Steve >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information