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6 Replies Last post: Jul 24, 2008 8:55 PM by MacCheetah3  
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Johnathan
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Jul 23, 2008 5:24 PM

Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!

Hi!

I would like to install fusion/parallel onto my macbook pro so I can use some windows applications while working at school. However, at home, I'd like to run Boot Camp to play video games. I want to use Boot Camp for gaming because I will use the RAM to run one system, not share it between OSX and XP. Otherwise, the gaming will slow down, no?

Anyway, is it possible? I mean, boot camp and fusion/parallel would use the same Window partition, no? How could do that?

Thank you!

Johnathan! :)
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1. Jul 23, 2008 5:35 PM in response to: Johnathan
Re: Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!
Hi
I did it perfectly fine with Parallels. I would still do it but Parallels doesn't yet support 64-bit ( x64 ) Windows.

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2. Jul 24, 2008 3:45 PM in response to: MacCheetah3
Re: Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!
You can do it with parallels and VMware fusion, just not with Sun's free virtualbox
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3. Jul 24, 2008 4:04 PM in response to: MacCheetah3
Re: Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!
Hi!

Thank you a lot! :) What is x64 windows? Is it XP? If so, I couldn't use XP, right? I would have to use vista, right? Do you know if it would work with fusion?

Thanks!

Johnathan
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4. Jul 24, 2008 4:25 PM in response to: Johnathan
Re: Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!
It works with xp and vista, and, as i said, it works with parallels and fusion, just not virtualbox
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5. Jul 24, 2008 5:23 PM in response to: Johnathan
Re: Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!
Hi
I haven't tried fusion. x64 means 64-bit. There are both 32- and 64-bit versions of Vista and XP. Not many use x64 versions of WIndows.

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6. Jul 24, 2008 8:55 PM in response to: Johnathan
Re: Can I install fusion/parallel and still use Boot Camp!
Hi
OK...Straight from the horses' mouths...

• Boot Camp works better with Parallels Desktop

• VMware Fusion Features, Run Windows on Mac, Virtual PC on Mac - VMware
VMWare-Fusion_BC.png


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