The virtual machine and all it's setting show up a a single big package
file on OSX. I usually keep it on my desktop as VMWare doesn't seem to
care where you stick it. So I can copy that file as many times as I want
and throw them in the trash if I don't want a particular instance, just
like any other document. Of course these things are big, usually 10GB or
more, so you can run into disk space limitations. Just checked my one
Win7 IE9 VMWare copy and it's taking up 30GB. Now there is some chance
to 'compact' these virtual machine since the allocated disk space grows
automagically but doesn't shrink back when you delete something. That's
why I usually allocate a bunch of space up front (maybe 40GB) knowing
that VMWare will only use as much as it needs to as I install Windows or
apps on top of Windows.
CB
On 1/17/14 6:00 PM, Terje Strømberg wrote:
Do you only need to make a copy of the original Windows by clicking command + c
and store it on a free space? Then throw it in the trash and copy it back with
command + c and paste it into the virtual machine folder again? That would be
fantastic in a way, because we are sort of talking about a windows computer.
Take care
17. jan. 2014 kl. 23:21 skrev Chris Blouch <[email protected]>:
The little I do in Windows didn't require a dedicated Bootcamp setup so I've
always used VMs. The other nice thing is the virtual windows hard drive is just
a (large) file. So I keep a master copy around and if my running copy gets
mangled somehow I just put it in the trash and clone another one from my
original. There is also a 'snapshot' thing in VMWare which will let you keep a
whole hierarchy of point in time stored so you can revert back. I haven't used
that as I'm usually just testing stuff out on clean setups and then throwing
them away. I also keep multiple VMs around for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. That
would be nearly impossible with a bootcamp setup.
CB
On 1/17/14 4:56 PM, Robert C wrote:
Chris,
Thanks. Have you used both modes? Since the Mac experience is new for me I want
to do what works right the first time. I can keep using the Windows machine and
have to until I find a Windows 7 dvd anyway, but it would be a tidy office here
to have only one computer.
I hope there will be further confirmation from others while I hunt for a dvd.
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On 1/17/2014 1:25 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
You can set up a mac to 'dual boot' where you partition your hard drive
in two pieces with Windows on one and MacOS on the other. Then Apple's
BootCamp tool lets you pick which one you want to start up. When running
Windows this way it's no different than any other PC laptop and your
Apple turns into one of the best high-end Windows machines. The downside
is you have to be in Windows 'mode' or Mac 'mode' and the two do not
share or talk to each other. So there should be no reason that any USB
Windows device wouldn't be happy in that arrangement. That said, the
more integrated approach is to use VMWare Fusion to emulate some PC
hardware so you can essentially run Windows as an app on your Mac. While
I haven't had the need to attach a lot of USB devices, usually when I do
and VMWare is up and running it will ask if I want the newly attached
USB device connected to the Mac side or the virtual Windows instance. I
would think that if you chose Windows the Windows app running in the
virtual windows would have no idea that it's not running on a real PC.
Of course the virtualization is not always perfect but a lot of things
seem to just work. Would probably be worth giving it a go with Fusion.
CB
On 1/17/14 4:16 PM, Robert C wrote:
Hi everyone,
Just joined the list. Got a MacBook Pro recently, and will start
training on it next week.
First of many questions, but will not fire them off too quickly. I am
switching from Windows 7 to the Mac. One program that is not yet
supported by OS X Mountain Lion is Duxbury. I will keep the Windows
laptop to run that and MS Office.
I had asked Enabling Technologies, who makes the Juliet embosser, if
the embosser will work connected via USB to the Mac with Windows on
it. This is their response.
"...in a dual boot environment rather than in a virtual machine.
However, we have not tested this."
Does this mean I cannot use VMWare for this? If so, will dual boot be
accessible anyway? What is the difference between the two modes? I
hope to get answers I can put to use during the training. Thanks.
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