If I already have a purchased version of Parallels, to load the new beta version, do I need to deinstall the original version first? Jim
on 2/21/07 2:49 PM, Chipp Walters wrote: > Since I couldn't find this very simple information anywhere else on > Parallels website, I thought I'd mention it here: > > By using Parallels with Bootcamp, one gets the best of both worlds. If > you wish, you can boot directly into Windows XP, use Apple's hardware > drivers and for all intents and purposes, run WinXP on a standard PC. > To do this, you'll need a new copy of WinXP (Home or Professional) for > installing. WinXP is unlike Mac OSX as it 'phones home' for every > computer it's installed on. So, you HAVE to have a separate copy for > each computer. > > By installing the *LATEST BETA* of Parallels AFTER installing > Bootcamp, you can instruct it to 'virtualize' your Bootcamp partition, > so you don't need to reinstall WinXP again. Once installed, you can > run your virtual PC when in the Mac OSX, having access to all your > apps, files and settings you had setup in Bootcamp. With the new > Coherence option, you can actually use both Mac and PC simultaneously, > as their application windows can share the same desktop. > > If you want to share files between Mac and PC for both Bootcamp and > Parallels options, be sure and choose FAT32 mode as the format for > your PC partition. In this mode, you can only create a maximum > partition size of 32 GB. > > This little bit of information above, would be best posted somewhere > on Parallels website, but I couldn't find it. Some of it does appear > in the docs which ship with Parallels once you purchase it, download > it, then download the upgrade, then launch the new upgrade docs > (whew!). > > HTH, Chipp > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- www.TalentSeeker.ca www.HiringSmart.ca/ns www.KeepingTheBest.ca/ns <http://www.OwnYourFuture-net.com> Own Your Future Consulting Services Limited, 23 Shoal Cove Road, Seabright, Nova Scotia, Canada. B3Z 3A9 Phone: 902-823-2339. Fax: 902-823-2139 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
