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Running Windows on your Mac
Ways of using Windows XP on my Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="Kash" data-source="post: 591356" data-attributes="member: 23444"><p>You are correct about requiring a restart to get into Windows via Boot Camp. </p><p></p><p>What you saw was virtualization software that lets you run Windows within OS X. There are two programs that perform this function, Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion. This definitely seems like the way to go for you (I need Windows to open Publisher files, and it's great to just fire up Windows side by side with OS X). </p><p></p><p>One last note. You'll need a licensed version of Windows with either option. You need a full install, an upgrade disc won't work. So you can either buy a retail copy, or do the sensible thing and save a couple hundred by going with an OEM copy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kash, post: 591356, member: 23444"] You are correct about requiring a restart to get into Windows via Boot Camp. What you saw was virtualization software that lets you run Windows within OS X. There are two programs that perform this function, Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion. This definitely seems like the way to go for you (I need Windows to open Publisher files, and it's great to just fire up Windows side by side with OS X). One last note. You'll need a licensed version of Windows with either option. You need a full install, an upgrade disc won't work. So you can either buy a retail copy, or do the sensible thing and save a couple hundred by going with an OEM copy. [/QUOTE]
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