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_Will_
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PostPosted: 16:47 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Parallels Reply with quote
Is an awesome piece of software Thumbs Up Mr. Green

Just installed it with xp on my mac and also got desktop manager, switching between os's and all looks so swish.

When i can be arsed to make a linux iso i might even install that and switch between all 3 os's on 3 different 'virtual desktops'

/geek Sad
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 17:32 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does it handle USB devices in the XP instance? That's one of the things that bugs me about Microsoft's Virtual PC.
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PostPosted: 17:36 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
Does it handle USB devices in the XP instance? That's one of the things that bugs me about Microsoft's Virtual PC.


Yup Smile
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cool Smile

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PostPosted: 18:01 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm pretty impressed, all easy to install, you can even drag and drop between os's! Cool
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Colin Edwards
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PostPosted: 20:35 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: Parallels Reply with quote
vee wrote:
Is an awesome piece of software Thumbs Up Mr. Green

Just installed it with xp on my mac and also got desktop manager, switching between os's and all looks so swish.

When i can be arsed to make a linux iso i might even install that and switch between all 3 os's on 3 different 'virtual desktops'

/geek Sad


Please try VMware Fusion... About 30 of us at work used parallels but swapped over.. VMWare runs so much better and hogs the host less.. You get a 30 day trial and you will convert...

CE
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Colin Edwards
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PostPosted: 20:42 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
Does it handle USB devices in the XP instance? That's one of the things that bugs me about Microsoft's Virtual PC.


VMware even lets the Xp virtual machine use its built in web cam etc (if it comes with one).. Set up the Vm and get XP installed. Then activate the web cam... XP will even find the drivers on the web search (that never happens) ... Well worth a try..

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PostPosted: 21:54 - 23 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would, but i've done it now and its all too cushty Laughing
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PostPosted: 11:30 - 24 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
VMware Thumbs Up

Ace! Vm converter is good to turn real machines in to virtuals!

Just bought ESX here, really good stuff!

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Colin Edwards
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PostPosted: 20:05 - 24 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
short1uk wrote:
VMware Thumbs Up

Ace! Vm converter is good to turn real machines in to virtuals!

Just bought ESX here, really good stuff!

C


Agreed and the fact it can be done by bootable cd or on the fly makes it even better...

I have done a couple of VM contracts and when it comes to VMotion it gets even better.. A good 3 server cluster as the header (and more of course) set up to transfer the servers from one host to another if the become too busy rocks....

It can only get better from VMWare they have proved that.....

CE

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PostPosted: 20:08 - 24 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
vee wrote:
I would, but i've done it now and its all too cushty Laughing


Ok cool.. well if you do get to try VM please do..

We moved away from parallels because the mac updates bricked some machines when parallels was installed...

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_Will_
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PostPosted: 21:22 - 12 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Colin Edwards wrote:
vee wrote:
I would, but i've done it now and its all too cushty Laughing


Ok cool.. well if you do get to try VM please do..

We moved away from parallels because the mac updates bricked some machines when parallels was installed...

CE


Well i took your advice, tbh it runs far more sluggish than parrallels and slows the mac side up too Mad

Can't be arsed to go back now though Laughing
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