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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Vmware or bootcamp? (specific uses in different OS)
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1041432" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>You can have the best of both by creating a Boot Camp partition to use for games, while at the same time install virtualization software such as Parallels or Fusion. Both Parallels and Fusion as an option, will use the Boot Camp installation of Windows as a virtual machine thereby eliminating the requirement to reboot.</p><p></p><p>Windows games run best in native Windows which is the reason why you probably would want to dual boot. Otherwise, virtualization software is more convenient and in most cases easier to setup. Note however, you still need a copy of Windows 7 for installation.</p><p></p><p>As for Microsoft Office, I prefer the Mac version (Office 2008) even though I own a copy of MS Office 2007 for Windows. My own personal preference is to run a version of the program native to OS X rather than a Windows version in Boot Camp or virtualization. Sometimes that meant I had to buy the Mac version even though I already owned the Windows one.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1041432, member: 46727"] You can have the best of both by creating a Boot Camp partition to use for games, while at the same time install virtualization software such as Parallels or Fusion. Both Parallels and Fusion as an option, will use the Boot Camp installation of Windows as a virtual machine thereby eliminating the requirement to reboot. Windows games run best in native Windows which is the reason why you probably would want to dual boot. Otherwise, virtualization software is more convenient and in most cases easier to setup. Note however, you still need a copy of Windows 7 for installation. As for Microsoft Office, I prefer the Mac version (Office 2008) even though I own a copy of MS Office 2007 for Windows. My own personal preference is to run a version of the program native to OS X rather than a Windows version in Boot Camp or virtualization. Sometimes that meant I had to buy the Mac version even though I already owned the Windows one. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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