Hello Sarah. Can you email me that guide off list as well? I installed Windows with Bootcamp, but I needed to use the Be My Eyes app since there was no sound when the Windows 8.1 installation DVD booted. My email address is rmann0581 at gmail.com. Note, I spelled at out so it would be harder for spam bots to get my email address.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 27, 2015, at 2:09 AM, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello. I'm limited on what I can answer per the guidelines of the list, but I > personally love vmware fusion as I can "flip" between operating systems, how > ever, I have a radio that takes a serial connection and for me Vmware does > not play nice. That's the only disadvantage of vmware for me. > > bootcamp is quite easy to install with out site. I modified an applevis guide > to make it a bit easier to read. I'll email that to you off list so as not to > get in to trouble. If I don't get to it by next week fire me an email off > list and remind me. I'm going out of town on business, but I will get that > to you soon. > > The other disadvantage btw about boot camp is if you need to shrink the > partition, let's say you made it too big, I have not found a way to do it in > such a way to reallocate safely, but I could be wrong. I'm still learning the > mac and all it can do after 5 years owning one, and that's way cool! I'm not > known for my long replies so with that I hope that helps. > > Blessings and happy Sunday. >> On Apr 26, 2015, at 10:55 PM, Brian Hartgen <brianhart...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> I received my first Mac on Saturday. I have done a lot of studying and I >> think I am quite proficient at the screen-reading with it. >> >> >> >> However, I am very undecided about whether to use Windows with Bootcamp or >> with VMWare. For my work, I do need to use Windows. This is a high spec >> machine so I wanted to take advantage of that. But I have some questions. >> >> >> >> I like the idea of having VMWare, so I can "flick" between different >> operating systems. However, precisely please what are the advantages of >> running it in Bootcamp as opposed to a virtual machine? If I ran it as a >> Virtual Machine, what disadvantages would I notice? For example, would there >> be any kind of delay when using a Windows screen-reader? >> >> >> >> My other question relates to installing Windows. I've read a lot, and there >> does not seem to be an easy way described with complete accuracy as to how >> to install Windows without vision. This may seem like a strange question, >> but if I booked an appointment at an Apple store to get some sighted help, >> is that good etiquette? Are they likely to say no because I need to install >> Windows? >> >> I have the MacBook Pro, external keyboard and the Apple Superdrive which I >> could take along there. >> >> >> >> Thank you for any help. >> >> >> >> Brian Hartgen >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> the list's public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. 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