Hi Justin,
I bought windows myself, after having used illegal copies for years. That
license, I am using right now. I'm afraid it is what it is, as you describe it.
I have never used the migration assistant, because I didn't need any
applications from other machines that I could not simply re install on the mac.
But once you have it in place, it is a snap to use. I don't even feel that it
is a virtual machine that I'm on. It feels as fast as my physical machine.
Sorry that I can't help you further. If the license you have for windows was
meant to be used on one very machine, I think you'll have to buy windows again
indeed. But it is worth it. Even if you can get hold of xp home. It just rocks,
windows on the mac. And then you have the best of both worlds. And imagine
being freed of the hastle. Windows updates are running? It reboots? Just switch
back to o s 10 and do your thing there. Installing a large audio game? Let it
go ahead and do your own thing on the other side of the mac universe. I love
it. When windows wants attention, thje screen reader will blab at you.
Transferring or accessing files back and forth is as easy as ticking some
checkboxes to allow it. Want an extra virtual drive? Just make a new entry in
the hard disk table and VmWare does te rest. Shlick, there you have an extra d
partition. Try windows 7? Just go do it.
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Ekis
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 8:28 PM
Subject: VMWare fusion, was Re: Flash
Hi Paul,
I'm glad you mentioned this. I am planning to use fusion occasionally and
I've got a question. According to the documentation, their migration assistant
may not work on an OEM version of Windows that comes with a computer. So even
though I have a valid, licensed copy of windows on my old laptop, fusion can't
move it into a virtual machine because It's only licensed to that computer.
Does anyone know where to find the best deal on a legitimate copy of windows?
Anything from XP onward will work.
It's too bad that I have to do this in the first place. I'd rather abandon
Windows, but my Information Technology degree requires classes on Microsoft
office 2007. And now I learn that I have to buy Windows all over again for my
new mac because of licensing rules. Another reminder of why I'm switching.
Thanks,
Justin
On Aug 5, 2010, at 5:30 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:
Hi Andy Baracco,
Rather than buying a windows netbook to visit flash intensive pages, you
could also run windows on your mac. It's what I do and windows works like any
other task on the mac. You can switch back and forth from and to windows and os
10, and everything inside windows works just fine. Doing this involves getting
VmWare fusion which is the program to run windows in. Next a windows
installation CD or an iso file for that matter, and a valid windows license
key. If you don't want to pay extra for a screen reader, NVDA is a good thing
to use. Just an idea, to give you an alternative to buying a physical windows
machine. Running windows on the mac gives many advantages for a blind person,
in terms of backing up, solving problems and so on.
Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn Schneider
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Flash
Andy, this is the reason why I had to buy a Windows netbook. There are
some pages, many of which are very important to me, that you just cannot
access. I love my Mac very much, but the sad truth is that if you have
Flash-intensive pages that you want to access, you will not want to try it with
your Mac at this time.
On Aug 4, 2010, at 11:29 PM, AndyBaracco wrote:
i am seriously considering the purchase of a mac. I have heard that you
cannot access web pages that use Adobe flash on the Mac. Is this true, because
if it is, it just may be a dealbraker, as I often access many of the sports
sites that use flash.
Andy
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