Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Maria Chapman
Hi can you write to me offlist if necessary and tell me more about key remapping? I have an application that uses the f 11 and f 12 keys in windows and I can't seem to get it to work. thanks regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Kliphton
I thought you could import your current vm in to boot cam? I could be wrong, but thought I read a article about that last winter. KS Vending (TXT) 218-332-7542 (Fax( 218-451-9881 facebook.com/k.and.s.vending Sent from Minister Miller's iPhone On Sep 25, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Chris Bruinenberg

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Maria Chapman
now that would be cool. does anyone know? Maria Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma Gandhi On 25/09/2012, at 6:31 PM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: I thought you could import your current vm in to boot cam? I

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Chris
Well if that is possible then I might consider Fusion. On 25/09/2012 10:48, Maria Chapman wrote: now that would be cool. does anyone know? Maria Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com mailto:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Kimsan
So there were steps provided earlier from a lister on how to use bootcamp. One part said: It will ask you how large you want the bootcamp partition to be. I think you have voiceover support here. It is a slider to adjust how large the mac partition is vs. the windows partition. How much should be

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
It's the users choice. It's not ram. It all depends on how large your hard drive is! Good luck! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Kimsan kim...@blindaccesstraining.com wrote: So there were steps provided earlier from a lister on how to use bootcamp. One part said: It will ask

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Kimsan
Ok, one hd is 750 and the other is 320. The latter is my windows machine. Yep, user's choice. I will figure it out from there. Off to the races! I'll report back once I am done with this and let yall know if I sunk or swam. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-25 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Good luck! I like the mac os so, i chose to make it larger. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread rashantha de silva
No you won't be able to use that Dell disk. Also try this FREE virtual software package https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots Rashantha For more details like http://facebook.com/quocomputer http://beta.quocomputer.com On Sep 23, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Kimsan wrote: I did some googling about

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Marianne Denning
If you want to quickly go from OS 10 to Windows you probably need VM Fusion. When you use Bootcamp you must shut the computer down in one and bring it up in the other. Bootcamp can only run one system at a time. On 9/24/12, rashantha de silva rashan...@gmail.com wrote: No you won't be able to

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
True, but if one is having problems with VMWare, Bootcamp can be an accessible solution. Windows also seems to run faster under Bootcamp. Rafael Bejarano On Sep 24, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: If you want to quickly go from OS 10 to Windows you probably need VM Fusion. When

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Marianne Denning
I use Bootcamp all of the time but you can't rapidly go back and forth so she should probably have both options and decide which she likes best or when to use either option. On 9/24/12, Bejarano, Rafael P. beja...@hsu.edu wrote: True, but if one is having problems with VMWare, Bootcamp can be an

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Paul Hunt
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bejarano, Rafael P. Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 12:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: running windows along side the mac True, but if one is having problems with VMWare, Bootcamp can be an accessible

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Absolutely! More options are always better. On Sep 24, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: I use Bootcamp all of the time but you can't rapidly go back and forth so she should probably have both options and decide which she likes best or when to use either option. On 9/24/12, Bejarano,

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Kimsan
I'm going to start the bootcamp today or tomorrow after work. I'm just gathering all of the notes people are sending and go from there. I hear people saying its slow to switch from one to the other but I skyped with someone the other day and when he switched, it was pretty quick if I say so

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Kliphton
Or depending on how much ram and processor speed you have. I am running fusion on my 2011 27 inch iMac, with 16 gig of ram, a 3.4 GHZ processor, and I have 6 gigs deadicated to the pc side of things. And both systems fly. SSD is the way to go if you can afford it. On Sep 24, 2012, at 5:34

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Very true! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 24, 2012, at 4:30 PM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: Or depending on how much ram and processor speed you have. I am running fusion on my 2011 27 inch iMac, with 16 gig of ram, a 3.4 GHZ processor, and I have 6 gigs deadicated to the pc side of

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Maria Chapman
Hi is it possible to have both options? i have vmware fusion at the moment but bootcamp might be handy if i want to do something intensive with windows. vmware is great for just doing something small in windows. Can i use the same windows 7 cd to get bootcamp up and running? step by step

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-24 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
I believe that you will need a license for both systems. I can try to create a podcast of steps. but here is what i remember. 1. have your windows disk ready. 2. Go to utilities and bootcamp. 3. start bootcamp and it will walk you through a wizard. It will ask you if you want to create a windows

running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Kimsan
Hi, I finally have or found time to get started on this project of sort. Can someone tell me the different ways to do this. I understand one way will cost and the other might require visual assistance, which is fine but I want to run my mac and windows 7 machine side by side. Thanks. -- You

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
I run mine with boot camp. It doesn't run within Mac OS. VMware fusion costs 50$ but it shares recourses with your Mac. Hope that can help! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Kimsan kim...@blindaccesstraining.com wrote: Hi, I finally have or found time to get started on this

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Kimsan
I did some googling about bootcamp so I have this windows 7 professional disc for one of my windows 7 machines can I use that? Another question is can I run it on my dell machine, the macbook pro or will I have to install it using the mac. Holy heck, hope that made sense. We can skype if you want

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Just sent you a Skype request! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Kimsan kim...@blindaccesstraining.com wrote: -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. If it is an OEM copy of windows, it probably won't work. If it's a microsoft developer version or a retail version, you should have no issues assuming you have your product key handy. Installing windows via bootcamp and having a dual boot system is a better idea than running windows virtually

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Cameron, I have run windows both in bootcamp and in VM Fusion. Both have advantages so I don't think you can say for sure bootcamp is better. Currently I'm running my Macbook pro with VM Fusion and Windows 7. I have many applications running on both systems and am changing

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Cameron Strife
Yes running it virtually will work and you do have the advantage of being able to switch from mac OSX to windows without a restart. However, my main issues with running windows virtually is that running both operating systems side by side taxes your ram and processor a lot more and could also

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Kimsan
Hi, It's an OEM copy. I just want to put all of my eggs into one basket and just work off the mac an quickly shift over to windows when need be. So, let's go step-by-step I need to download bootcamp first right? Boot camp needs to be used on the mac machine? -- You received this message

RE: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Kimsan
Ok, accepted it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options,

Re: running windows along side the mac

2012-09-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, in your finder, press command shift U. This will land you on your utility folder. In this folder is the bootcamp assistant. Run this. By the way, I think this was mentioned earlier in the thread but, you will need to get a retail or builder copy of windows. Ricardo Walker