I'm awaiting shipment of my first ever Mac (an iMac -- the new 24") and because I have a lot of XP apps I'd like to still run on occasion I have some questions about Bootcamp:
(And I may want to try Vista because some apps like the latest Quicken have a few extra features when running under Vista.)
1) If I want to install XP *and* Vista on the iMac, do I do that through Bootcamp only (each OS at a time) or can I, say, create the XP partition through Bootcamp and later add a Vista partition after booting in XP and will the iMac "see" the Vista partition done the latter way the same as if I had done it through Bootcamp? (or vice versa, Vista first and XP after rebooting in Vista)
2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of formatting the XP partition in FAT32 vs. NTSC (I heard any Vista partition *has* to be in NTSC) and what do most people here do? Keep in mind that it would be sort of nice for me if I could limit the folders of data, so say I could keep all of my pictures in a folder accessible by OS X and XP (but I guess with Vista's NTSC requirement, the Mac can't write to its folders)?
3) Do I need the same amount of virus and firewall protection as before when using Bootcamp, but if I use Parallels does that advice change because I'm inside Leopard then? In other words does Leopard offer protection to apps running in Parallels?
4) After the computer arrives, should I install the 2.1 version before I do anything or is that only for if you plan to install XP SP3 right away (and if I install SP2 do I still need Bootcamp 2.1 to update to SP3 inside of XP)?
(And I may want to try Vista because some apps like the latest Quicken have a few extra features when running under Vista.)
1) If I want to install XP *and* Vista on the iMac, do I do that through Bootcamp only (each OS at a time) or can I, say, create the XP partition through Bootcamp and later add a Vista partition after booting in XP and will the iMac "see" the Vista partition done the latter way the same as if I had done it through Bootcamp? (or vice versa, Vista first and XP after rebooting in Vista)
2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of formatting the XP partition in FAT32 vs. NTSC (I heard any Vista partition *has* to be in NTSC) and what do most people here do? Keep in mind that it would be sort of nice for me if I could limit the folders of data, so say I could keep all of my pictures in a folder accessible by OS X and XP (but I guess with Vista's NTSC requirement, the Mac can't write to its folders)?
3) Do I need the same amount of virus and firewall protection as before when using Bootcamp, but if I use Parallels does that advice change because I'm inside Leopard then? In other words does Leopard offer protection to apps running in Parallels?
4) After the computer arrives, should I install the 2.1 version before I do anything or is that only for if you plan to install XP SP3 right away (and if I install SP2 do I still need Bootcamp 2.1 to update to SP3 inside of XP)?