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#395536 - 11/10/08 03:23 PM

For those of you who have Windows installed...

zwei

soporific

Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2479
Loc: Near an iPad

What method do you use? (choose the one you use most often)

I use VMWare most of the time, but when I'm gaming I have to use Boot Camp. Although, now that Netflix made their "Watch Now" section Mac compatible I probably won't be using Windows much at all anymore.

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#395540 - 11/10/08 03:28 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: zwei]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 16605 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Heh! I haven't had a use for Windows. The wife's Mini is the only machine we have that could run it, though. _________________________
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#395547 - 11/10/08 03:34 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: MacBozo]
Nagromme Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/10/08 Posts: 886 Loc: USA	I rarely need anything to do with Windows. When I do, here is my order of preference: 1. http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer (to test how a page looks in all versions of IE) 2. Call a friend and ask them to look at a page. 3. VMWare Fusion 4. CodeWeavers CrossOver Games (haven't tried it yet, and I don't see any Windows games I need to have--but I got it for free and eventually I'll give it a shot) _________________________ nagromme STROGG: Change We Can Believe In TeamMacOSX.org
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#395549 - 11/10/08 03:40 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: Nagromme]
zwei soporific Registered: 06/26/04 Posts: 2479 Loc: Near an iPad	I ended up downloading CrossOver too ...no idea if I'll ever use it. Thanks for the netrenderer link ...hadn't seen that before. _________________________ zwei � twitter � Roku
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#395572 - 11/10/08 04:27 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: zwei]
Swatcat Merry Christmas Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 1861 Loc: In Your Servers	I use Parallels and run XP however once windows has booted up I snap back to reality and realize how clunky Windows is and usually in ten minutes time I shut it down. I really have absolutely no need for XP other than showing my PC Weenie friends what an Intel mac is capable of.
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#395594 - 11/10/08 05:24 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: Swatcat]
Mike ZigMeister Registered: 09/01/01 Posts: 2300 Loc: SW Illinois	Even though I have WinXP installed on this Intel iMac via Bootcamp. I use it occasionally for a few online games and to try out my free copy Office 2007. _________________________ "Panta Kopros".
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#395608 - 11/10/08 06:36 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: Mike]
MacGizmo What? Registered: 04/03/02 Posts: 18793 Loc: Arizona	I use VirtualBox. Free is good! XP runs fairly decently, though not at acceptable enough speed to do anything beyond Web surfing and office apps. _________________________ The Graphic Mac - Tips, reviews & more on all things OSX & graphic design.
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#395627 - 11/10/08 08:34 PM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: MacGizmo]
zwei soporific Registered: 06/26/04 Posts: 2479 Loc: Near an iPad	Originally Posted By: MacGizmo I use VirtualBox. Free is good! XP runs fairly decently, though not at acceptable enough speed to do anything beyond Web surfing and office apps. I tried VirtualBox before Sun took them over. Worked fine for me. If I hadn't received VMWare as a gift I'd still be using it. _________________________ zwei � twitter � Roku
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#395678 - 11/11/08 05:45 AM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: zwei]
Biggerfoot I invented modding! Registered: 10/10/02 Posts: 3967	I just received an email offer to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 4.0 for $40. They will throw in Kaspersky Internet Security 2008, Acronis Disk Director Suite, and Acronis TrueImage Home. I have no idea what those are but I probably will upgrade.
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#395727 - 11/11/08 08:42 AM Re: For those of you who have Windows installed... [Re: Biggerfoot]
zwei soporific Registered: 06/26/04 Posts: 2479 Loc: Near an iPad	That's kinda crappy that they are charging that much to upgrade. I could see $20, but $40 is a bit ridiculous. I bought VMWare 1.0 ....they gave everyone a free upgrade to 2.0. If I were having to pay $40 for the upgrade ...I'd probably transition over to VMWare. (If I really needed Windows) I'd say you'd be better off sticking with v3 ...wait for 5.0 at least before you upgrade unless you do a lot with it. _________________________ zwei � twitter � Roku
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