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Running Windows on your Mac
64 or 32 bit Windows 7 in Virtual Box Matter?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1342413" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Hi Colin, and Welcome to the Mac Forums.</p><p></p><p>A bit of advice: If you intend to run AutoCad from Windows, I recommend instead of using virtual software, that you setup a dual boot scenario using the Boot Camp Assistant. That will allow Windows 7 to run natively on your new MacBook Pro. You would of course need to install Windows 7 x 64 bit in order to run AutoCad x 64 bit. </p><p></p><p>VirtualBox to the best of my understanding will not run 64 bit Windows apps. I may be wrong about that if they have since updated their engine. However, you would not get the full power of Windows 7 when run in VB in order to take advantage of AutoCad.</p><p></p><p>Be sure to read the help file (PDF) for the Boot Camp Assistant. You will need to download a driver disk image from Apple as part of the installation, so be sure you do not miss that step.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1342413, member: 46727"] Hi Colin, and Welcome to the Mac Forums. A bit of advice: If you intend to run AutoCad from Windows, I recommend instead of using virtual software, that you setup a dual boot scenario using the Boot Camp Assistant. That will allow Windows 7 to run natively on your new MacBook Pro. You would of course need to install Windows 7 x 64 bit in order to run AutoCad x 64 bit. VirtualBox to the best of my understanding will not run 64 bit Windows apps. I may be wrong about that if they have since updated their engine. However, you would not get the full power of Windows 7 when run in VB in order to take advantage of AutoCad. Be sure to read the help file (PDF) for the Boot Camp Assistant. You will need to download a driver disk image from Apple as part of the installation, so be sure you do not miss that step. [/QUOTE]
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