Just wanted to clarify some things if you're a first time user. Tim Grady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Of course you can do that with bootcamp, but there are a few more > steps you have to go through, especially when getting rid of a virus. The nice part of a VM is that you can just copy the VM files over and save them wherever you want and use them with compatible software. When something trashes the OS install on the virtual machine, you just copy over the known-good files. What I do is I spend a day installing Windows XP/Vista or Linux or some OS I need in VMWare, install all the programs I need, and then copy them to my server. I then copy over the VM files to individual computers running VMWare Fusion/Workstation where I can do my work in them and then save it somewhere that's not the VM. If the install ever gets trashed in any way, I can just delete the old VM files and replace them with the new, and it'll be like nothing changed - no backups necessary, only takes a few minutes. There is no easy equivalent way to do that when you're using Bootcamp, unless you're using Ghost or other drive imaging software. hank smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you just need sighted assistance installing windows > a auto unattended installation will not work under boot camp You can use various software out there to "slipstream" updates into your disk, but also to create an unattended installation where you don't need to enter a serial number or anything, it'll already be in the disk, and you can use this disk anywhere - in bootcamp or vmware or parallels or any other software you're using. I already give these disks out to friends who cannot do an attended install. For more info, you can google about, or go to http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/create-a-custom-windows-xp-installation-disc-286125.php VaShaun Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boot Camp will be essentially a full Windows machine. One machine with > two operating systems. I'd have to say that there's really no distinction except between manufacturers. Apple's practically using the same parts as Dell and HP and Toshiba and Sony and all the others. The only difference is that Macs use EFI instead of BIOS and need to emulate BIOS to boot XP and Vista, but otherwise it might as well be any other dualboot setup. VaShaun Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yup, a XP to Vista and so on. You know most people still buy Windows > with a PC attached? All we would have to do is buy the Windows upgrade. I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that. Windows upgrades require a full version already be installed, no matter where - in virtualization software or not. If you have a Vista upgrade DVD (well, frankly, they're all the same, it's just the serial that differentiates them), you NEED to have XP already installed on there for it to work. Otherwise you need to buy a full version. The unfortunate part of having a Mac is that you don't get the benefit of OEM pricing like computers that come preinstalled with it. The good part is that if you're only going to be using it on one computer, sites like Newegg will sell you the System Builder edition, which is a lower priced edition with all the same features that can only be used on one configuration of only one computer. cheers, jane
