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What do I need to run Win on my new iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 999701"><p>Can't speak for the quad core, but I have a 24" dual core duo iMac and I run VMWare for the one app I need from windows. When it is booted, I give it one core (you can do that or let it float as it demands). I don't notice any slowdown on either side when I do that but my one app is not a heavy graphic demand like DataCad is likely to be. The nice thing about virtualization is that I don't have to put on any antivirus stuff. What I did was do a clean install of XP, then installed my one app and took a snapshot of that clean machine. Now, if it gets corrupted for any reason (virus or self inflicted) I just whack the bad version and restore the snapshot. No reinstall, no hassle. I do move my critical data files to the iMac filestore (drag and drop from one desktop to the other) so that if I do lose the XP image I don't lose my critical data. </p><p></p><p>Works for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 999701"] Can't speak for the quad core, but I have a 24" dual core duo iMac and I run VMWare for the one app I need from windows. When it is booted, I give it one core (you can do that or let it float as it demands). I don't notice any slowdown on either side when I do that but my one app is not a heavy graphic demand like DataCad is likely to be. The nice thing about virtualization is that I don't have to put on any antivirus stuff. What I did was do a clean install of XP, then installed my one app and took a snapshot of that clean machine. Now, if it gets corrupted for any reason (virus or self inflicted) I just whack the bad version and restore the snapshot. No reinstall, no hassle. I do move my critical data files to the iMac filestore (drag and drop from one desktop to the other) so that if I do lose the XP image I don't lose my critical data. Works for me. [/QUOTE]
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