Check this out. it is a recording I made of my vmware fudge up as I call it. lol.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1672188/vmware%20fudge%20up.mp3 Feel free to skip the boring parts. lol. and sorry about the quality of the recording. that's why I wanted to try parallels in the first place but alas I can't. Take care. S On Apr 27, 2010, at 3:57 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > it all depends on how you set the specs. Actually, allocating 2GB, or even > 1.5GB to the virtual machine and the rest to your Mac runs great, at least on > the new Macbook Pro I tried out today. If your specs are like that, and it's > really slow, I'd say you have some problems. That doesn't mean my 512MB > virtual doesn't run nicely, either. It runs well. However, what I have found > even with the 1.5GB is that I've had to wait a couple of minutes for > everything to settle. > > As for Bootcamp, you have to use sighted assistance unless you know the steps > to take to complete a WIndows installation as second nature. It will be just > like a regular install of XP, in that your Mac has to shut down. It will just > install it on a separate partition. That's all. And some drivers, of course. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Apr 27, 2010, at 5:04 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I did and it slows down my system with windows. I have 2 gigs with 1 core >> allotted to it in the vmware settings. but it still is as slow as all get >> out. so I thought parallels would be faster. but it is not even accessible. >> >> Take care. >> On Apr 26, 2010, at 7:33 PM, David McLean wrote: >> >>> I thought I had read on this list that you need sighted assistance to >>> install a Bootcamp partition. Not sure about that though. >>> Why don't you try Vmware Fusion? >>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:01 PM, Brent Harding wrote: >>> >>>> Yep, this old Macbook is frustrating me too, I want to boot camp it to run >>>> some software I need in Windows and would like portable. All I get is that >>>> stupid screen with the flashing cursor right when I put the CD in. There's >>>> no apple store near here, and I don't know how to take out some ram as >>>> some suggest as a solution. I reset the Pram, set my resolution to 800 by >>>> 600, nothing seems to make this thing boot either of two XP disks I have. >>>> It's a Macbook 4,1 according to the hardware info, 2.1 core 2 duo with 4 >>>> gb of ram, trying to install an OEM disk of XP Pro I bought, the cursor >>>> comes up right away and stays there. I'm thinking of putting the thing >>>> back on Ebay if I can't find a solution as I want one machine that will do >>>> both Snow Leopard and Windows, software for a net show I do requires >>>> Windows. >>>> >>>> How do I fix this short of doing that? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David McLean" <david.mcl...@cox.net> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 7:47 PM >>>> Subject: Re: -- SPAM -- parelells a complete waist of my time >>>> >>>> >>>>> It is completely inaccessible. >>>>> According to someone on the macaccess list it can be used once Windows >>>>> has been installed with it but only to start Windows. >>>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello. I decided to try parelells and found it to be inaccessibal with >>>>>> mac voice over. if it is can someone shead some lite on this? this is >>>>>> driving me nuts! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thaks. >>>>>> >>>>>> S >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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