Yup as I said on my dual core macbook, no windows software went anywhere at least it did on my emac. Parallel could not read the CD of windows XP professional when tried it. It gave a list of software it would read but previously when I put in a full version of Windows 2000 (on the list) it couldn't read that. Yet I installed it first on the eMac using you guessed it Virtual pc I the installed windows XP over top that. So I know both CDs work (not faulty) But parallel would not touch either on my Mac book. 3 have a good deals on windose laptops so it looks like a visit to 3 or I might just try VMFusion which you say does work. Last ditch effort!
Best, Peter On 7 Sep 2009, at 22:00, Darren Morgan wrote: > Emulators like Parallels, Virtualbox or VMFusion need the latest > processors (made by Intel) to work. Unfortunately, your eMac has an > older processor and so you're stuck with virtualpc, which, to be > honest, is not going to give you great performance and might prove > to be unworkable. > > I need to use PC software occasionally for work, so I bought a new > MacBook Pro and I have installed VMFusion on it. This allows me to > run Windows on my Mac as if it belongs there. It's much better than > virtualpc, which was always a bit of a compromise. > > It seems like you have two options, buy a newer mac with an Intel > chip or buy a Windows machine. > > > Darren > > > > On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Peter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank-you Stuart and all for all your help which led me nowhere I'm > afraid. There simply is no wireless connexion anywhere in the Control > panel or anywhere else. I guess I will have to get myself a windows > laptop. Even with an emulator the whole thing is flawed. I followed > Stuarts suggestions and as usual what it said is there is not there. > I think these emulators are a con! Windows software through them do > not work properly. I am dispirited things that should be there by the > book somehow are stripped out and simply do not appear. > > Virtual PC at least on my emac installed the software. Whereas > Parallel I didn't even get to first base; it couldn't even read the > sodding CD, never mind run it properly without anything stripped out. > What a con! > > Thanks, guys, Peter > > > On 6 Sep 2009, at 22:04, Stuart Dunkeld wrote: > > > > > Hi Peter > > > > http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/a/automaticwifixp.htm > > looks like a reasonable starting place. You need to find out if > > Windows is managing your connection or some program installed with > the > > wireless card. > > > > If it's a third party program, look in the system tray first for > > anything wireless-y, then through the start menu to see if you can > > start it from there. > > > > If Windows, there's a Windows 'knowledge base' article about solving > > problems with Wireless connections at > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702 - "How to troubleshoot > wireless > > network connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2" > > > > Are you getting a specific error somewhere in the process? Email me > > off list if you want. > > > > --stuart > > > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Peter<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Are there any recent windows users out there please?? If so what > is > >> called for is an idiots guide to setting up a wireless connexion. > >> On > >> a mac it is so dead simple but I have to use windose because of my > >> course with the OU. I am pulling my hair out here....HELP HELP!!!! > >> PLease please put me out of my misery!!! I know I know this is a > >> strange request on a Mac list! > >> > >> In desperation yours, and it really has to be a step by step > moron's > >> guide. I can't believe I am asking this! > >> > >> > >> Thanks, Peter > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Darren Morgan > [email protected] > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
