Another Question

I Have the option of running " Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7 " as a virtual machine,

Is that a good program to get window programs on my Macbook Pro or what?

sorry for my recent posting I am just trying to find the best option.

Thanks,

P.S. Price is not a factor here

Virtual PC was a product developed for old PowerPC Macs (i.e. not the Intel-powered models that have been on the market since 2006). It is no longer under development and not readily available. It also would not run on a modern Mac, nor does it have support for anything newer than Windows XP.

Your best option depends on what you intend to use Windows for. Have a look at this thread:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ru...4239-running-windows-mac-switchers-guide.html

In short do not bother as it is slow as slow as slow to be painful. With a MBP run Windows 7 via Bootcamp.

Thank you both so much,

Please tell me if I am correct (I have read the Sticky but I am Still unclear)

When you bootcamp your computer you are essentially splitting the hard drive into Two Parts- In this case Windows 7 and OSX

But when you boot camp the computer there are no shared files between the Windows 7 and the Mac. It is like having two completely different computers.


Thanks so much, I am new to this and i just want to be informed

Your Mac will be able to see the Windows partition (read-only), but not vice versa. And you will not run the two operating systems concurrently - you'll either boot into Windows or boot into OS X.

If you need enhanced read/write operations from both OSes to the opposite partition, there's a product called Paragon NTFS for Mac that provides that capability.

cwa107 said:

Your Mac will be able to see the Windows partition (read-only), but not vice versa. And you will not run the two operating systems concurrently - you'll either boot into Windows or boot into OS X.

If you need enhanced read/write operations from both OSes to the opposite partition, there's a product called Paragon NTFS for Mac that provides that capability.

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so if is read only (I am assuming you are talking about bootcamp) I won't be able to run any programs off it? Sorry but what does "read only" mean in that context?

and what would be an example of "enhanced read/write operations" (I am assuming this only is applicable in a virtual machine)?

Thanks cwa107 for your help I really really appreciate it

In OS X, you'll be able to read, but not write to the Boot Camp partition. Windows will not be able to see the OS X partition at all. Paragon NTFS comes with drivers that allow full read/write operations in both OSes.

cwa107 said:

In OS X, you'll be able to read, but not write to the Boot Camp partition. Windows will not be able to see the OS X partition at all. Paragon NTFS comes with drivers that allow full read/write operations in both OSes.

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I think i get it,

While in the Mac partition I can see my windows partition files but I can't "mess" with them or open them up.

While in the Windows partition I cannot see or "mess" with any of the Mac partition files.

And the only way to be able to see or mess with the other partition files is to get a program (paragon NTFS) that allows me to do it.


^^^am I right ^^^

gam40000 said:

I think i get it,

While in the Mac partition I can see my windows partition files but I can't "mess" with them or open them up.

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Not necessarily true. Depends on what the file is. If it's just a .jpg, you can open it when booted into OS X. If it's something that requires a Windows-specific program to open, then you can not open it.

While in the Windows partition I cannot see or "mess" with any of the Mac partition files.

And the only way to be able to see or mess with the other partition files is to get a program (paragon NTFS) that allows me to do it.

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Yes. and Yes.