You Wrote: Can one backup a bootcamp partition and get same results? Answer: No, you cannot treat a BootCamp partition as if it were a VM Ware Fusion virtual machine. Some have recently asked if it is possible to create a bootable Bootcamp DVD that would allow one to perform a partition restore; thus far, the consensus seems to be no, as well.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Georges Zaynoun Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question Can one backup a bootcamp partition and get same results? Original message: > Hello Kliphton, > Thank you for the answer to how you got your virtual machine to > recognize/see your network attached storage. > To answer your next question, “Yes”; backing up your virtual machine > means that you will not have to reinstall or authorize any Windows software. > Kliphton, keep in mind that, regardless of how it may appear from > within Fusion, your entire virtual machine, complete with all of its > settings and installed software, is nothing but a single file. As such, > merely copying the file to another folder or drive on your Mac > constitutes a backup, such as it is. > I cannot remember where the file is stored but it’s pretty easy to > locate using Finder when you are not running Fusion. > Generally speaking, once I get my virtual machine tweaked just right, I > copy the file to a remote destination; then, should something go wrong > on the virtual machine, I simply copy it back to the appropriate > destination and I’m back in business. > It works kind of like a poor man’s version of Windows Steady-State, one > of the best pieces of software I’ve ever used. > Enjoy, > Mark > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kliph&Sharrie > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question > Well, instead of interacting with the tool bar with the voice over > navigation, I went to the apple menu and arrowed over to virtual > machine menu. Once there I arrowed down until I came to network adapter > sub menu. Once there I made sure network adapter was connected as well > as the network to bridge directly to my network, if you don’t tell it > to bridge directly, and just auto connect, it will just share the > connection with the apple side and not see everything on your network. > By bridging directly it saw my nas storage, as well as my router and > xbox360. It’s pretty easy once you know what you’re doing. I didn’t so > had to ask questions and play around a little bit. Another question I > have. If I back up my VM machine, does that mean I don’t have to > activate any of my software again when I import it? Like office, jaws, > and anything else saved within it? That’s what someone on another list told me. > Kliphton SR > (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 <http://twitter.com/kliphton72> > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com > <http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com> > (Marrriage group) > http://groups.google.com/group/committed-married-christians > <http://groups.google.com/group/committed-married-christians> > Sent From my Imac > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question > Hello Kliphton, > You are most welcomed for the help; could you please tell us what the > problem was in getting your Windows Virtual machine to see your network > attached storage? > This will most definitely be useful to others who may encounter the same issue. > By the way, which version of Windows do you have on your VM Ware Fusion > Virtual Machine? > As to your question regarding USB speakers, I’ve never used USB > speakers with my Mac; however, I am certain that there will be someone > on the list who can help. > Eagerly Awaiting Your Reply, > Mark > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected]] > <mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> On Behalf Of Kliph&Sharrie > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:51 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: nas storage finally connected, and a USB speaker question > Hello, thanks to Mark and others for your patients. I finally figured > out what the issue was. Last thing is, I have a set of USB speakers, so > how do I tell my mac I want them to play sound out of them, instead of > treating them like a input device? > Kliphton SR > (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 <http://twitter.com/kliphton72> > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com > <http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com> > (Marrriage group) > http://groups.google.com/group/committed-married-christians > <http://groups.google.com/group/committed-married-christians> > Sent >From my Imac > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en>. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en>. > -- > 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. -- > 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. -- Georges Zeinoun Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 Mobile: +46707567315 E-mail: [email protected] Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. 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