OT: Win virtualization with Parallels?

[Karen Hughes]

Phil,

I'd echo what Sarah said - it kind of depends what you want to use  
Windows for.

Parallels is good for most things and runs pretty much any version of  
Windows at close to native speed.  It has some issues with USB  
support, but works for most things.  The sharing of files with the  
Mac side is a little clunky, but does all that you are likely to need  
(no drag and drop support - one of the few things I miss about  
Virtual PC).

Boot Camp will only run XP SP2, and it must be a full version, not an  
upgrade.

Parallels won't work for anything that needs 3D support, since the  
graphic emulation is fairly basic - so games are definitely out.   
This is where Boot Camp comes into its own, but you do have to reboot  
your Mac in the process.  It does seem as if my MacBook Pro runs the  
fans more under Boot Camp - I'm not sure if this is down to the  
drivers or whether the processor is working harder.

I use Parallels with Windows XP Home and it works very well indeed  
for the few things that I need from Windows.  At the price you can't  
go far wrong - but Apple may be working along similar lines for the  
next version of OS X (Leopard).  If you've ever used Virtual PC, the  
two are very similar - except that Parallels is much, much faster.

Karen

On 25 Jun 2006, at 16:53, use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:

> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:51:06 -0700
> From: Phil Davis <davis.phil at comcast.net>
> Subject: OT: Win virtualization with Parallels?
> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
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> I noticed at Revcon that one or more presenters used Parallels
> (virtualization product) to show Windows stuff on an Intel Mac. Can
> anyone comment on how well Parallels works, or if there's a better way
> to go? I'm thinking of taking the plunge but wanted to 'consult my
> sources' first.
>
> Thanks -
> Phil Davis