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    Running Vista on a MacBook

    I have a new Macbook (the aluminium type) and I've heard Vista can be dual-booted on these quite easily.
    Does anyone have any tips, or links to sites advising on this? I don't really want to have to reinstall MacOs if avoidable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by d000hg View Post
    I have a new Macbook (the aluminium type) and I've heard Vista can be dual-booted on these quite easily.
    Does anyone have any tips, or links to sites advising on this? I don't really want to have to reinstall MacOs if avoidable.

    Bootcamp. Google it or search for it at apple.com

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    Or just run it in a virtual machine. Virtualbox allows you to do this with no partitioning required. And it's FREE FREE FREE!

    Did I mention that it's free?

    www.virtualbox.org

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    Quote Originally Posted by rik View Post
    Or just run it in a virtual machine. Virtualbox allows you to do this with no partitioning required. And it's FREE FREE FREE!

    Did I mention that it's free?

    www.virtualbox.org
    I need to test the 3D rendering app I am working on on Mac/Windows, so I'm a bit worried anything like a virtual machine or Wine might skew my performance testing.

    How does a virtual PC work with saving stuff?

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    isn't boot camp part of the latest OS avail with a new mac?....hmmmm

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    Quote Originally Posted by PIPER View Post
    isn't boot camp part of the latest OS avail with a new mac?....hmmmm

    Yes. Unbox that mac of yours, update the OS, and then configure a bootcamp partition and load XP/Vista/Windows-7 on it.

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    I used a VM just because I didn't want to partition my drive. Bootcamp should work fine tho.

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    Well I installed Vista Ultimate on my MacBook using VirtualBox. It installed but was hideously slow. Also, it refused to let me install a nVidia Geforce 9400M driver, leaving me with a standard VGA display adapter.

    Think I'll delete this and use BootCamp for a proper install... but what's the deal with graphics drivers?

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    Virtualization Software needs to emulate a type of PC by using a subset of the HOST PC's component specifications... i.e. 1gb out of 2gb RAM, or 20gb out of 60gb HD...

    Depending on the quality of the VM, they might allow 'pass-through' drivers access to the hosts actual hardware drivers... VGA is the classic example, as well as Audio drivers...

    Check compatibility mode on the Driver Setup executable.

    In anycase, a dedicated BootCamp session would be better (provide more performance) as you are using actual hardware

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