AVG, from Grisoft, is an excellent Anti-Virus package that is free for basic home use. See http://free.grisoft.com for more info.
I also don't know why you would indicate a need for 2GB of RAM for Bootcamp. While XP is a little RAM hungry, it will run OK on the base RAM configuration of any Intel Mac, although it really does like 1GB or more. Now Parallels on the otherhand would want 2GB of RAM as it is running XP inside OS X. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Boot Camp is still available in public beta: > http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ > It will be incorporated as a part of the OS by default when the next > major version of Mac OS X ships ("Leopard"). > > Win XP is still available from retailers, but you'll have to search > for that. To use Boot Camp effectively, 2G RAM should be a minimum. > > I don't know what kind of AV program she's looking for, whether she > wants it to run in the Mac OS X or Win environment, or what AGV is ... > > Godfrey > > On Jun 27, 2007, at 7:54 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > >> Sorry for the OT, but I said i would ask, as i know a few people use >> the dual system. I forget who they were, other wize i would have >> done a >> PM. >> >> I think she is asking if XP is still available, can she install that >> instead of Vista. And she will need Bootcamp or the other program to >> switch correct. >> I know she will need to get an AV program etc. I'll sugesst AGV i >> think it is, the free one. Folks here seem to like it. >> >> Barb has the macbook laptop. Not sure of speed HD etc but its only 6 >> months old if that. >> >> Dave >> >> >>> <quote>Alistair added Microsoft for Mac so I can do some work >>> stuff on >>> Word, Excel etc. >>> >>> I do have 1 problem. I'm a bit addicted to certain game types and 99% >>> of them are for Microsoft only. Can I download Windows to the Mac? Is >>> that when I need that pirate or whatever it is to switch back and >>> forth? Will it take up a lot of space (wouldn't get Vista)?</end >>> quote> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
