On Feb 25, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Feb 25, 2009, at 11:16 AM, Cyrus wrote: > >> >> Hmm, would VirtualBox work with XP without SP2? I ran into this >> problem with Boot Camp, since you have to have XP with SP2 and I have >> an extra copy of XP pro (that's not SP2) > > > > To expand on lrbarrios explanation a little, this is irrelevant to any > virtual machine solution. > > Boot camp is installing OSX on non-virtual hardware, just like > installing on any PC; if the drivers don't work in some version of the > OS , you cannot install it on that system. There are a number of PC's > out there now, particularly laptops, that you cannot install SXP on at > all, only Vista. Apple's drivers don't work in SP1, only SP2 or > better. In fact Vista didn't work right until Apple released updated > drivers for it. > > However the hardware emulated in the VM's like Fusion, Parallels or > VirtualBox is a LOT more generic than the actual hardware in the Mac, > so the default drivers in all these OS'es work on these virtual > machines. > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs I couldn't get VirtualBox to recognize my existing Parallels virtual machine. Do I need to install a clean copy of Windows on VirtualBox? George Mac OS X 10.5.6 Mac Mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
