Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple, BootCamp, Parallels (Removal of Mac Soul)
Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple, BootCamp, Parallels (Removal of Mac Soul)
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple, BootCamp, Parallels (Removal of Mac Soul)
- From: Bob King <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:32:20 -0700
You're right... it sux. I look at the second hard drive on my
desktop and the only word that comes to mind is "abomination".
Unfortunately, I am one of those folks who has a handful of
applications requiring me to use XP. Since I'm stuck with this
thing, can anyone tell me how to change the name of the second hard
drive? Right now, it is labeled "Untitled".
Thanks
On Apr 9, 2006, at 1:57 AM, Michael Pike wrote:
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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