Amanda, When you say you installed Windows - did you use BootCamp and can boot the computer into either Windows xp pro or Mac OS X? Or do you have something like Fusion or Parallels and are running it inside of the Mac OS? If your booting from it then it's just installed on the iMac like it would be on a Dell or Lenovo - it's actually the OS. You can even run the iMac with a Linux partition as well. BootCamp has all the hardware drivers for Windows XP so you don't have to worry about trying to find drivers for all the Mac hardware to install under Windows. >From I've seen, Windows Vista does run better on an Intel Mac. Under Paralells - at least verson 3 - you can't run all Windows apps, there is a problem with Paralells and Direct X so some Windows applications that demand 3D graphics will not run.
I have no idea if this is any information you even want - Gwen Hagey-Shirk OIT Help Desk University of Notre Dame On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Charles Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jan 17, 2009, at 2:58 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > > > > > Arr-r-r-r... > > > > On Jan 17, 2009, at 11:33 AM, Kyle Parish wrote: > > > >> > >> Is it a new iMac, G4, or a G3. It should tell you on the back of the > >> computer. > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Charles Davis <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jan 17, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Hi All... > >>>> > >>>> I don't know if this is off topic or not... I've installed M$ XP > >>>> on my > >>>> iMac and I'm looking for resources to make the most of the > >>>> installation. This isn't important business stuff, I'm just trying > >>>> to > >>>> learn how my iMac works... kind of, if the machine can run > >>>> Winderz, I > >>>> want to know how it works! Know what I mean?? ;-) > >>>> > >>>> Amanda > >>>> > >>> What variety of iMac??? Makes a difference!!! > >>> > >>> Chuck D. > > > > Sorry... 'tis a new Intel iMac, 20", 2.4 GHz > > > > > That simplifies the answer wonderfully!!! > > Windows runs as a 'NATIVE' application ON the Intel processor. > It doesn't have to run in an 'emulated' software box under OSX. > > Now, just how they are handling the 'Magic' of integrating the 'XP' > operation into the OSX GUI, I have no idea. That's another can of > worms entirely. > > HTH Chuck D. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
