Hello. After telling vmware fusion where windows 8 was, did you have to type a key? Then, how did you get narator to talk?
On Monday, June 4, 2012 9:01:14 AM UTC-5, Chris Meredith wrote: > > Hi Maria, > > I'm actually running Windows 8 on a MacBook Pro with 8 GB of RAM, which I > deliberately got kitted out so that I could run multiple virtual machines > without having to buy multiple computers. I can't remember what the CPU is > on the Mini, but you should certainly have enough memory. > For those of you that have gone the Bootcamp route, have any of you also > used the Windows Automated Installation Kit to create an unattended > installation file? As someone that has reliable sighted help available > approximately as frequently as they have a six digit bank balance, I'm > always on the lookout for workarounds. > On Jun 3, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Maria Chapman wrote: > > Hi. > > I am also thinking about setting up a virtual machine. Is there a > recommended amount of resources the virtual machine needs to run properly > but leaving enough for the mac? Will a virtual machine run ok on a mac mini > with 8 gigs of ram? And, how do I run a screen reader with an apple > bluetooth keyboard? Is there a way to make this work? Or would i be better > plugging in a standard usb keyboard? > > Is there anywhere i can go to read a tutorial or guide about setting up a > virtual machine to run windows? > > thanks > > God Bless! Maria from australia > Newbie mac user. > [email protected] > will get you fb as well as email & iMessage. > skype same as email,without the gmail part. twitter bubbygirl > > > > > > > > > > On 04/06/2012, at 12:46 PM, Brent Harding wrote: > > Oh, cool! I have my mac already set up with boot camp. Would I likely have > activation issues with JFW going back and forth between these 2 methods? > Would I have to take up 2 keys, or is Fusion smart enough to deal with it? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Campbell" < > [email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: VMWare Fusion questions > > > Hi. > A couple of things to keep in mind. > 1. If you do go the boot cam route, you will need sighted assistance to > get windows installed. Also, you'll be able to have Fusion treat the > bootcamp partition as a virtual machine. This has some advantages such as > being able to utilized all of the Mac's resources when you need to do > something that needs a lot of them but still able to boot in to windows > quickly through fusion when you don't need to do something system intensive. > 2. The quick install option in fusion will have fusion install windows > without sighted assistance. The only thing you need do after installation > is install you're screen reader of choice. > HTH, > > On 2012-06-03, at 5:26 PM, Allison Mervis wrote: > > Thanks Matt. Right now I'm still unsure as to whether or not I'll set up a > virtual machine or do a bootcamp install, but this info was very helpful. > > Allison > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Matthew Campbell" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 1:11 PM > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: VMWare Fusion questions > > > Hi. > > Once you shut down the VM, you're Mac will indeed have all of it's > resources once again. > > HTH, > > > On 2012-06-03, at 3:51 PM, Allison Mervis wrote: > > > Hi everyone. > > I have a copy of Windows 7 floating around here, and I was thinking about > playing with VMWare fusion. I have a few questions before I get started > though. I understand that when you're setting up the virtual machine, you > allocate a certain portion of your system resources in order to run it. > Let's say, for example that I allocate four of my eight gigs of ram and 250 > of my 750 gigs of hard drive space for the virtual machine. When I shut > down the virtual machine, will those resources be returned to my mac? That > is to say, will I once again have all 8 gigs of ram and 750 gigs of hard > drive space available for use on my mac? I apologize if this sounds basic. > Thanks. > > Allison > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- > 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. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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