[Fed-Talk] Apple, BootCamp, Parallels (Removal of Mac Soul)
[Fed-Talk] Apple, BootCamp, Parallels (Removal of Mac Soul)
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] Apple, BootCamp, Parallels (Removal of Mac Soul)
- From: "Michael Pike" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 02:57:54 -0600
It sux, but so I do not fall behind the times, I did install the BootCamp system on my iMac Core Duo 20.
Went without incident, but there is something kind of weird I wanted to share with the team, as well as give some pointers.
First - I flat out refused to buy a full version of XP... MS doesn't server $300 of my money... so I went to Sams Club and purchased a WinXP Pro Upgrade.
The docs say you cannot use an upgrade, it's not because it's not possible, it's because XP Upgrade will verify you have an old version of Windows before it will install, and there is no way to eject the CD when in Windows install mode.
1) Do not try to get a pair of tweezers and force the CD out (no I didn't try, but a friend did and screwed up his iMac drive)
2) If you have an old external CD Rom drive, plug it in to your Macbook or iMac prior to installing XP.... put your OLD OS (win98, WinNT, etC) that qualifies you for an upgrade in the external USB CD Drive.
3) boot the XP CD... at first attempt, it will NOT find the external CD... just ignore the warning and hit enter again... this time it will find it, see it's a valid upgrade, and you are in business.
I used an old IOMEGA external CD Drive that I damn near through out last month (I always tell my wife I never know when I will need something) and I'll be darned if this drive from 1998 didn't save me from needing a full XP version. Even if you do not have an external drive, you can probably get one cheaper than the price difference of XP Full and Upgrade for about $30 from your local walmart or best buy.
So, you save some $$$$, and don;t have to buy a full vesion as long as you have Win98, WinNT, Win2K, or winXP Home.
Now here is a tip that a lot of you may be able to use to get around all of this problem. Microsoft has MSDN (the Microsoft Developer Connection). As part of the MSDN, you get 10 copies (activations) of Windows XP.
Go down to your local IT department, tell them "I've seen the light, I want to put Windows on my Mac, do you have an MSDN WinXP I can use?". They will probably graciously give you one. It is legal as long as you work for the same agency as you get the MSDN. Do not activate WinXP until after you install the Mac drivers, or a re-activation may trigger.
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Ok now the weird part: Can anyone tell me why XP runs about 2 times faster in a Parallels VM than in the stand alone boot? The install on stand alone easily took 30 minutes, while Paralells took under 10 minutes. Start up time there is no comparision, Parallels smokes a stand alone. I am just wondering why a VM would run faster than a RM (real machine).
It's late, sorry for typos. And no, I have not converted to Windows, but now I can enjoy my AOL2TV oldies shows in a 20 inch imac instead of a crappy Vaio.
Mike
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