This brings up an interesting question that I have been meaning to research. I have a copy of XP ready to install on a computer here. If I install in bootcamp, how easy is it to move to Fusion. Also, if I install in a VM can multiple users on the box have access to the XP (obviously not simaltaniously.)
Jon On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:48 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote: > > Hi James, > > Virtualising does the job for most things, although once the novelty > wore off I started to find the slight lag in performance irritating. > If I was doing something where I needed both OS's to be available to > use simultaneously I used to split the ram right down the middle. For > more intensive tasks in Windows where you're not also relying on > Leopard being smooth to use I'd assign 1.5gb to Windows for the > duration of what needed to be done. > > In the end however, I install boot camp and tend to use that for any > remaining Windows stuff I need to do purely because the performance > hit virtualisation had and the slightly better driver support in boot > camp won me over. For me, most of what I'm in Windows for now is > music/audio creation and editing, some fairly intensive stuff for any > computer, so your mileage may vary. > > hth > Scott > > On 7/22/09, James & Nash <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> This is a question for those on the list who use their MBps to run >> Windows. >> When I get my new Mac, I will need to run Windows for my new >> potential job. >> How does the 2GB of RAM do the job and how much of the GD do you >> generally >> give up to the virtualization software? >> >> Thanks >> >> James >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
