Just wanted to clarify some things if you're a first time user.
Tim Grady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Of course you can do that with bootcamp, but there are a few more
steps you have to go through, especially when getting rid of a virus.
The nice part of a VM is that you can just copy the VM files over and save
them wherever you want and use them with compatible software. When
something trashes the OS install on the virtual machine, you just copy
over
the known-good files. What I do is I spend a day installing Windows
XP/Vista or Linux or some OS I need in VMWare, install all the programs I
need, and then copy them to my server. I then copy over the VM files to
individual computers running VMWare Fusion/Workstation where I can do my
work in them and then save it somewhere that's not the VM. If the install
ever gets trashed in any way, I can just delete the old VM files and
replace
them with the new, and it'll be like nothing changed - no backups
necessary,
only takes a few minutes. There is no easy equivalent way to do that when
you're using Bootcamp, unless you're using Ghost or other drive imaging
software.
hank smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
you just need sighted assistance installing windows
a auto unattended installation will not work under boot camp
You can use various software out there to "slipstream" updates into your
disk, but also to create an unattended installation where you don't need
to
enter a serial number or anything, it'll already be in the disk, and you
can
use this disk anywhere - in bootcamp or vmware or parallels or any other
software you're using. I already give these disks out to friends who
cannot
do an attended install. For more info, you can google about, or go to
http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/create-a-custom-windows-xp-installation-disc-286125.php
VaShaun Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Boot Camp will be essentially a full Windows machine. One machine with
two operating systems.
I'd have to say that there's really no distinction except between
manufacturers. Apple's practically using the same parts as Dell and HP
and
Toshiba and Sony and all the others. The only difference is that Macs use
EFI instead of BIOS and need to emulate BIOS to boot XP and Vista, but
otherwise it might as well be any other dualboot setup.
VaShaun Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yup, a XP to Vista and so on. You know most people still buy Windows
with a PC attached? All we would have to do is buy the Windows upgrade.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that. Windows upgrades require a
full version already be installed, no matter where - in virtualization
software or not. If you have a Vista upgrade DVD (well, frankly, they're
all the same, it's just the serial that differentiates them), you NEED to
have XP already installed on there for it to work. Otherwise you need to
buy a full version. The unfortunate part of having a Mac is that you
don't
get the benefit of OEM pricing like computers that come preinstalled with
it. The good part is that if you're only going to be using it on one
computer, sites like Newegg will sell you the System Builder edition,
which
is a lower priced edition with all the same features that can only be used
on one configuration of only one computer.
cheers,
jane
