Well then, do the install on bootcamp. You can always virtualize your bootcamp pratician and use it that way, but you can not turn a virtual machine into a bootcamp partician.
Best, Erik Burggraaf On Nov 23, 2014, at 10:49 AM, The Believer <[email protected]> wrote: > Duxbury and the Juliet Classic work perfectly under Windows 7 with the > cable I bought from Enabling. They have also told me that this will only work > on the Mac using Bootcamp. I have no desire to do this install twice once I > find a Windows 7 disc. > > From The Believer. . . > . . . what if it were true? > [email protected] > > On 11/23/2014 10:17 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> The issue in that case is windows seven compatibility, not virtualization. >> To find out if your old enabling embosser is windows seven compatible, email >> the serial number to enableing support and ask. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> >> >> >> On Nov 23, 2014, at 7:49 AM, The Believer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Includimg old Enabling Technologies embossers? This IS the sticking >>> point. I do not think some of us wish to try two separate installations >>> just to see which works and which does not. Its fine if you know what you >>> are doing and cna fool around with it. >>> >>> From The Believer. . . >>> . . . what if it were true? >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On 11/23/2014 1:11 AM, Roland Zitzke wrote: >>>> 100% agree! >>>> I use VMWare Fusion myself running windows 7 and I am working with unusual >>>> USB devices quite a lot. I have never come accross a single device which >>>> failed to connect to the VM. >>>> As silly as it may sound: Does the dialog come up which let's you chose >>>> where to connect the device to, MAC or VM? >>>> It has a checkbox letting you remember your choice, did you by chance make >>>> the wrong selection persistent? >>>> /Roland >>>> >>>> Am Sonntag, 23. November 2014 06:49:34 UTC+1 schrieb eburggraaf: >>>>> >>>>> No, that isn’t right. You may have an incompatible cable, but it >>>>> shouldn’t matter whther you run fusion or bootcamp. In fact, you can run >>>>> bootcamp particians as virtual machines. >>>>> >>>>> I’ve found virtualization to be a very convenient excuse for people who >>>>> don’t know systems besides windows. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 22, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Juliette Swiler <[email protected] >>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, according to tech support from Enabling Technologies, the only way >>>>> it will work is if I uninstall Windows and Fusion, and reinstall it using >>>>> boot camp. The tech support says the embosser will only work in boot camp. >>>>> This is really disappointing, and a major flaw of using fusion. >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 22, 2014, at 2:03 PM, Roland Zitzke <[email protected] >>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, these USB to parallel adapters are actually printer port adapters. >>>>> This means that they connect a centronics printer to your USB host. They >>>>> do >>>>> not - and they can not - simulate all aspoects of a parallel interface. a >>>>> classical parallel interface allows for port level IO which is simply not >>>>> possible via USB. >>>>> A printer port - sometimes referred to as centronics port - only uses a >>>>> subset of these features. >>>>> Therefore, your embosser might simply rely on features not supported with >>>>> the USB printer port class. >>>>> /Roland >>>>> >>>>> Am Samstag, 22. November 2014 16:40:39 UTC+1 schrieb Juliette Swiler: >>>>>> >>>>>> Left a message yesterday for support at Enabling Technologies. Haven’t >>>>>> heard back from them yet. May have to try calling support at Duxbury >>>>>> Systems though. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 21, 2014, at 5:34 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Some of these adapters work and some don't, while embossers made before a >>>>>> certain date won't work on 7 no matter what cable you have. Don't be shy >>>>>> to call support. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my android device. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Juliette Swiler <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Sent: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 2:42 PM >>>>>> Subject: running Embosser with Duxbury on my Mac >>>>>> >>>>>> I am running a Mac Book Air with Windows 7 Professional and trying to get >>>>>> an Enabling Technologies embosser to work properly with Duxbury. I can’t >>>>>> seem to get the computer and embosser to communicate with each other >>>>>> properly. I am trying to use a USB to parallel port cable since the Mac >>>>>> does not have a parallel port. I am assuming I am going to have to call >>>>>> tech support at Enabling to get some help with this. Any ideas would be >>>>>> greatly appreciated. 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