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09/10/2005 02:46:02 AM · #1 |
Yes, you guessed it. My PC crashed again and I am sick of reloading software. I,m getting a iBook to replace my internet PC. I already have a G5 that is dedicated to graphics, so I have a good deal of Adobe software for Mac. I also use Office Word for my invoices and like to work in FrontPage. Most of my other Windows based software (such as Nero)I won't really need on a Mac anyhow.
My question to anyone who works cross platform is will Virtual PC 7 work smoothly on an iBook or are there any better options that I have overlooked.
Message edited by author 2005-09-10 03:02:39.
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09/10/2005 05:01:36 AM · #2 |
One other question. I have more then a few versions of Windows laying around including a corperate version of XP Pro, but I also have XP Pro x64 and was wondering if that would load on Virtual PC Version 7.
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09/10/2005 09:28:18 AM · #3 |
| all i've heard from x64 is garbage. i'm running and have been running xp-corp for like 2-3 years. it has never crashed. |
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09/10/2005 09:51:24 AM · #4 |
I doubt the XP Pro x64 will run. I don't have Virtual PC on my iBook, but have a friend running it on his PowerBook and he said the Windows apps ran more stable on it than his PC.
I think you'll be fine.
BTW, you could always get Virtual PC with XP Pro and not worry about loading your own OS.
Edit: But of course MS will charge you double for that version.
Message edited by author 2005-09-10 09:53:16.
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09/10/2005 10:21:59 AM · #5 |
I have a PowerBook and run Virtual PC for the .NET programming environment. It works okay - but is slow. On an iBook it may be slower. Make sure you max out the RAM (I've got 2GB on the PowerBook, the max RAM I can set the Virtual PC to is 512).
I'll bet you can use OpenOffice (NeoOfficeJ makes a native OSX package) to replace your Word usage. Frontpage uses a lot fewer resources than Visual Studio, so I'll bet it would perform okay on a virtual PC. |
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09/10/2005 10:35:42 AM · #6 |
I'm sorry,
Why is it that windows XP crashed your machine, and not that the machine you loaded it on is just buggy?
The only time I've had to reaload on XP is when a friend asked me to check out his hard drive, which turned out to be virii infected. (Yeah, I'm a moron.) Been running two years without a single BSOD or file corruption.
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09/10/2005 12:09:32 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
I'm sorry,
Why is it that windows XP crashed your machine, and not that the machine you loaded it on is just buggy?
The only time I've had to reaload on XP is when a friend asked me to check out his hard drive, which turned out to be virii infected. (Yeah, I'm a moron.) Been running two years without a single BSOD or file corruption. |
Cross your fingers or knock on wood. I use my machines.
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09/10/2005 12:32:20 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by joebok:
I have a PowerBook and run Virtual PC for the .NET programming environment. It works okay - but is slow. On an iBook it may be slower. Make sure you max out the RAM (I've got 2GB on the PowerBook, the max RAM I can set the Virtual PC to is 512).
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I did a lot of looking for reviews last night and most for the Virtual PC were not very good. They compared it to running a P2 PC. Slow.
I did find a version of FrontPage 1.0 for Mac and several versions of Office Word for Mac. These run native on OS-X so the are no campatibility issues and they run fast.
As for the poster who was defending XP, I will say it is a leap ahead of any other Windows OS that has preceded it. But until you have owned a G5 with OS-X I guess it would be hard to see just how much BS you put up with on a PC that doesn't have to be there.
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