Hi Ronni Well the GIS workshop was very good, very intensive and enjoyable. And, Parallels with XP and SP3 on the mac worked perfectly!! In fact of the 20 participants, 5 were using macs, and it seemed while some of the PC's in the room had troubles the macs just kept working!
Thanks very much for all your help on this. I do have another slight dilemma as I may need to upgrade my MBPro from 10.6.8 to 10.7 (or 10.8) to run some new software I purchased, and that I had assumed would run on my present system: Lr 5 only runs on 10.7 and 10.8!! Would you please advise on what I need to do to successfully upgrade my MBPro8,2 (OX 10.6.8, 2.2 ghz, 8gb RAM, i7 quad)? I had thought of purchasing a new one but things are a bit tight as I am sure tempted after seeing the new 15" models with SSD's now and 500gb at that!! They must really fly along? Many thanks for your advice Kindest regards Chris Christopher L.K. Burton Director Western Whale Research PO Box 1076 Dunsborough WA 6281 Mobile: 0419 199 120 Email: c...@it.net.au www.souwest.org On 21/07/2013, at 6:13 PM, Chris Burton wrote: > Hi Ronni > > Thanks very much for the info on parallels, I will take time to do the > update: about 350mb. Also will then look at expanding my virtual disk which I > think is only 25gb when I set it up? > > Hopefully this week-long workshop on GIS in marine ecology will improve my > understanding of using ArcGIS!? It seems like a huge program with a steep > learning curve. So much to cram into the brain these days!! > > I only have about 75gb on my MBPro and are looking to increase that to 100gb > by deleting some of my photographs after I do another backup! > > Best regards > > Chris > > > Christopher L.K. Burton > Director > Western Whale Research > PO Box 1076 > Dunsborough WA 6281 > Mobile: 0419 199 120 > Email: c...@it.net.au > > www.souwest.org > > On 21/07/2013, at 4:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> If Parallels is saying "Update Now"... Yes it is imperative the update is >> done now. >> In Parallels Desktop if you use an expanding virtual hard disk in your >> virtual machine, its image file size on the physical hard disk increases as >> you add new data to the virtual hard disk. >> >> If you find that the capacity of your virtual machine hard disk does not fit >> your needs anymore, you can change its size. Click the Edit button and the >> dialog for changing the disk size will appear. >> Note: if your virtual machine is running, its virtual hard disks cannot be >> resized >> >> In Parallels Desktop if Windows is running Go to Virtual Machine > Shutdown >> Then Virtual Machine > configure - Hard Disk 1 (in left column) >> You will see If you are using Expanding disk, 64.0 GB >> Click Edit, then drag the slider or type the new size in the size field. >> Select the 'Resize file system' option if you want to change the file system >> size: >> Note: if you select 'Resize file system' option when increasing the disk >> size, the additional disk space will be added to the last volume. >> >> >> No, I have never used ArcGIS or similar software. >> I would imagine it would be installed in All Programs. >> >> <http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Welcome_to_the_ArcGIS_Help_Library/00qn0000001p000000/> >> >> How much free space do you have on your MacBook Pro? >> >> cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> On 21/07/2013, at 3:13 PM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ronni >>> >>> Thanks very much Ronni. I now have ArcGIS 10.1 installed after about 2 >>> hours of pain! >>> >>> Have you used this software before Ronni? I havnt, so am not even sure how >>> to start it as there were no icons installed in the start menu or on the >>> desktop. I will have a look online and at the Esri website. >>> >>> My available HD space is limited now in XP and Im not too sure how to >>> increase it in Parallels; do you know how I go about this Ronni? >>> >>> Also, while doing this ArcGIS install, I had an update message from >>> Parallels saying I need to update version 8, NOW!! >>> Is it imperative this is done? >>> >>> Many thanks for your great help on this >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> Christopher L.K. Burton >>> Director >>> Western Whale Research >>> PO Box 1076 >>> Dunsborough WA 6281 >>> Mobile: 0419 199 120 >>> Email: c...@it.net.au >>> >>> www.souwest.org >>> >>> On 21/07/2013, at 12:54 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Did you check it was WindowsXP Professional you already had installed? >>>> And you now have WindowsXP Professional SP3? >>>> >>>> Also Run Windows Update and install all updates... Security updates etc. >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> On 21/07/2013, at 12:49 PM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Ronni >>>>> >>>>> I now have SP3 installed on Windows XP: Thanks heaps Ronni and Tim >>>>> >>>>> I will now try to install ArcGIS 10.1 and see what happens... >>>>> >>>>> Best regards >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> On 21/07/2013, at 11:35 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> You read my mind as I was literally typing my reply!! >>>>>> >>>>>> I just checked and I have XP but with only SP2! >>>>>> >>>>>> I will follow your advice and download and install the SP3 and let you >>>>>> know how it goes >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks heaps for your advice on this Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Christopher L.K. Burton >>>>>> Director >>>>>> Western Whale Research >>>>>> PO Box 1076 >>>>>> Dunsborough WA 6281 >>>>>> Mobile: 0419 199 120 >>>>>> Email: c...@it.net.au >>>>>> >>>>>> www.souwest.org >>>>>> >>>>>> On 21/07/2013, at 11:04 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi again Chris, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry, as I presumed you were in a rush to get a reply, I had not read >>>>>>> all your email thoroughly. >>>>>>> My Reply in Situ below >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 21/07/2013, at 10:04 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The software is large (ArcGIS) and system requirements say anything >>>>>>>> from XP professional home edition with service pack 3, and up wards is >>>>>>>> required for it to run. I have tried installing it but an error >>>>>>>> appears saying a service pack is required? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok, still check what version of WindowsXP you do have installed by >>>>>>> following instructions in my previous reply. But if you are receiving >>>>>>> that message I would think you don't have SP3 installed and also don't >>>>>>> have Automatic Updates turned on. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have XP, but Im not sure if it is Professional and if it has the >>>>>>>> SP3? >>>>>>>> I have tried looking online and with Microsoft and only found SP3 for >>>>>>>> network and developers, so am not sure if this is what I need? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes. Go here and download the stand-alone Windows XP SP3 package from >>>>>>> the following Microsoft Download Center page. >>>>>>> Although this page says that the installation package is intended for >>>>>>> IT professionals and developers, you can safely download and install >>>>>>> this file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24> >>>>>>> More info here: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> > >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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