You'll need sighted assistance for the windows xp and bootcamp driver installations. That version of bootcamp did not support unattended installations.
Fusion would be better in this regard. It would handle the xp installation as long as you had the product key to enter during the new virtual machine wizard. I usually get the store clerk to read me the keys off of new windows cd's when i buy them. 1 gig of ram just won't cut it though. Not even for xp. Especially not fusion 5. plus unless you find a deal on it, fusion is 80 bucks or so and if you want to keep costs down… One thing about it, your fusion purchase is transferable to any new mac you buy, and your virtual machines are portable as well. Bootcamp partitions take a bit more doing to port them. I'd want to upgrade to two gb ram for fusion though really and truly. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-04-20, at 9:46 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com> wrote: > so, when others install it , do you use voiceover for the windows > installation part? > Eric you got it , it will either be using this mini for the windows > host or use it for something other useful. > I am wondering if fusion or some other thing would make the > installation easier? Or does that take up too much of ram? :) > > > > best > > > sandi > > > On 4/20/13, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >> Well, if by It you mean windows XP, and a ram upgrade to your old mini, I >> think you can get away with what you have. If you upgrade to two gig of ram >> that would make your xp experience a bit better. The reason you can't go >> higher than xp on that particular system is bootcam support. XP is it. You >> might get vista running but that would definitely require at least two gig >> of ram and you probably still wouldn't be happy with the result. >> >> This would just basically be a stopgap to last your mini til the end of it's >> life. >> >> By the by, if you bootcamp windows xp on that mini, nvda will work just fine >> as a windows screen reader and everything should work just fine the way you >> want it too. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the >> ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2013-04-20, at 5:07 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Eric, yeah it is not a whole lot of ram this box got. >>> Another option of course is to go out and get one with 4 gig, but say >>> i get it installed will it run painlessly? I am not going too get into >>> a whole lot of geeking for nothing. It is mostly cause i simply need a >>> stable scanning solution for the classes, and well as much as i adore >>> the book-scanner under windows on a native box, it is not worth it if >>> it fails >>> >>> >>> best >>> sandi >>> >>> >>> On 4/20/13, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >>>> On that system I'm afraid bootcamp and windows XP are your only good >>>> option. >>>> >>>> I'm sure you could find an old xp disk laying around somewhere. >>>> Tohorrent… >>>> Excuse me. Must be coming down with something . >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through >>>> the >>>> ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2013-04-19, at 6:05 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi all. >>>>> The subject says it all. I need too run a windows version on the mac. >>>>> I will admit i am not happy about it but the mini have earned the >>>>> right too live a few years longer, and if it can make a windows >>>>> install more stable, so be it. >>>>> If you have installed a windows version on your mac, how did you do it >>>>> , and please we are talking totally step by step instructions here. >>>>> The key words right now is , the cheeper the better... >>>>> the mac is a mac mini 1 gig ram, leopard, model mac mini II. >>>>> When you are done installing windows does things like nvda, work and so >>>>> on? >>>>> The reason for my change of mind is the hp died, and i am simply tired >>>>> having too being in need of a thing as weak as a pc... and Soeren >>>>> jensen if you say, what said i i will whine from lauerbjerg denmark >>>>> too ksfo USA... mind you i might not be heard over the jets at 27r >>>>> though. >>>>> I need all of this for my trusty bookscanner so usb working is a must >>>>> have. >>>>> on a sitenote...anyone of you using smc fancontrol? i installed it >>>>> today, but cant seem to find out how it works... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> best sandi >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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