Thank you Peter.
On 6/10/10 8:17 AM, "Peter Hinchliffe" <hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote: > > > On 05/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: > >> >> I have a cd of which about 7 out of 100 tracks play on my Apple. The tracks >> are wav format. I have latest version of windows media player, flip for mac, >> QuickTime pro, QuickTime 7 and Perian installed. OS is 10.6.4. I have had >> trouble getting the cd to play on Windows computers, but have succeeded on >> two that have Windows 7 installed. >> >> I'm reluctant to install Windows OS and software on the hard drive of my 17" >> MacBook Pro. Can it be installed on an external hard-drive, and (assuming >> the cd works) will I be able to listen to it by putting it in the dvd slot >> on my MacBook and using Windows on the external drive? >> >> > > Notwithstanding the various considerations regarding the playability of the WV > files on that CD, the answer to your original question is Yes, if you use > virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare or VirtualBox. All > you need to do is designate the external drive as the location of your Virtual > Machine when you are creating it. It is also possible to create the VM on your > internal HD, move it to your external drive, then tell your software the new > location. > > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
