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Need lots of easy-to-understand help with installing Windows 7 on my iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="SammySlim" data-source="post: 1408206" data-attributes="member: 48298"><p>For a virtual machine, the cheapest option is to use Sun's VirtualBox instead of Fusion or Parallels. It is freeware and does a good job, although lacks some features.</p><p></p><p>Given your desire to use DeepSkyStacker, which appears to be a photo maniupulation package, you might be better served to install Windows in a Boot Camp partition. But I'd go ahead and try it under VirtualBox first - won't cost you anything.</p><p></p><p>As far as cheapest versions of Windows, I would go with Windows 7 -- you will need to use either a full retail verion or a "system builder OEM" version, the latter of which is around $100 US at various online retailers. A manufacturer's OEM disk that comes with a Windows PC will not work.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SammySlim, post: 1408206, member: 48298"] For a virtual machine, the cheapest option is to use Sun's VirtualBox instead of Fusion or Parallels. It is freeware and does a good job, although lacks some features. Given your desire to use DeepSkyStacker, which appears to be a photo maniupulation package, you might be better served to install Windows in a Boot Camp partition. But I'd go ahead and try it under VirtualBox first - won't cost you anything. As far as cheapest versions of Windows, I would go with Windows 7 -- you will need to use either a full retail verion or a "system builder OEM" version, the latter of which is around $100 US at various online retailers. A manufacturer's OEM disk that comes with a Windows PC will not work. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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