I initially created a BootCamp partition and installed XP within
that. Only after that was running properly did I venture into
installing Fusion and the Fusion virtual system was directed to
utilize the preexisting BootCamp installation. I have no idea if
that makes for a more stable virtual OS or a more stable Mac OS. I'm
currently running a fully up to date copy of OS 10.4.11 while the
machine was furnished with 10.4.9 and those updates where installed
after Fusion was installed. What I have not done is to upgrade the
version of Fusion beyond version 1.1.1. The improvements described
in the upgrade only applied to interchange between the OS's and
that's not a major concern beyond the original capabilities.
So far so good, don't jinx it with probing questions.
At 11:19 AM -0400 3/29/09, Tom Piwowar wrote:
My worry with such virtualization software is that it excessively patches
the base Mac OS in order to do its job. My reading on various discussion
lists suggests that problems occur when you later apply Apple dot
upgrades, security patches, or upgrade to a new OS version. I read about
installers freezing or Macs restarting with blue screens. Apple's patches
and upgrades now come with a strong warning that they should not be run
on systems that have been modified.
Have you been through any upgrades with your copy of Fusion? Any problems?
>Fusion has worked fine for me on a MacBook Pro running with 2 Gb of
RAM with Windoze XP installed. I don't run games in Windows which I
understand can be a major game changer on RAM needs however.
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