[scubasme]

im getting ready to start running windows on my mac and im really confused as if i need to buy one of these programs they both seem similar. but since i have leopard with bootcamp do i need one of these and if i dont then whats the difference i know this is probably a question asked alot but i dont wanna mess up my mac so can anyone help!?

[Typhoon14]

First, read the this thread as it explains in detail the difference between Virtualisation and boot camp and why you would want one over the other.

The applications are very similiar. Parallels tends to have more utilities devoted to bridging the gap between the OSes. It has utilities to browse the virtual machine from the mac, and will also make PC applications show up in "open with?" menus on the mac side and Mac apps show up on the PC side so you can open any file in any program from either OS. VMware fusion tends to concentrate on simply the emulated environment. I personally prefer VMware because it seems less invasive when installed on your system (I don't want all that bridging) and because it has a few perks Parallels lacks (Bluetooth support is one that is key for me). Also, if you happen to be visually impaired, do not buy Parallels - it uses non-standard interface elements that VoiceOver can't interpret (very annoying).

[scubasme]

so i got windows xp but i was having trouble installing it through boot camp is there a step by step guide to get it installed. i just installed it through fusion can i still use boot camp or do i have to install windows on boot camp first. thanks for your help

[yasiki]

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[scubasme]

Is there a step by step guide to installing boot camp?

if i already installed windows xp on fusion then can i still install it on bootcamp?