Parallels 5 with W7 on a 2nd partition
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From: Jack Shown on 6 May 2010 22:08 I purchased two Mac minis each with a 320-GB HD for two users. Not having used Parallels on anything besides a single partition and not much at that, I am curious as to how I should partition the disks. It is unlikely that either user will have that much Windows software since we are a Mac shop so the W7 partition does not have to accommodate that much software. However, some growth can always be anticipated. I am leaning towards 200-GB for OSX and 120-GB for the W7. Does this sound like a good plan? Thanks for any info that I may not be taking into consideration. One other thing -- does Parallels set up printing automatically for Windows 7 or must it be configured on your own. If so, is there a website that discusses how to accomplish this. I googled and went to the support site on parallels.com but have not had much luck. Thanks. Jack
From: nospam on 6 May 2010 22:17 In article <33e3161b-ce45-4ea8-86da-c9ea83f9e1cd(a)31g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, Jack Shown <jackshown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I purchased two Mac minis each with a 320-GB HD for two users. Not > having used Parallels on anything besides a single partition and not > much at that, I am curious as to how I should partition the disks. don't. one partition is fine. > It is unlikely that either user will have that much Windows software > since we are a Mac shop so the W7 partition does not have to > accommodate that much software. However, some growth can always be > anticipated. I am leaning towards 200-GB for OSX and 120-GB for the > W7. Does this sound like a good plan? Thanks for any info that I may > not be taking into consideration. parallels and vmware will create a file (actually a bundle) for the guest os. it can also optionally use a boot camp partition. > One other thing -- does Parallels set up printing automatically for > Windows 7 or must it be configured on your own. If so, is there a > website that discusses how to accomplish this. I googled and went to > the support site on parallels.com but have not had much luck. it maps any printers you have into windows but i would asume windows will need a driver. i never print from within windows.
From: M-M on 6 May 2010 23:22 In article <33e3161b-ce45-4ea8-86da-c9ea83f9e1cd(a)31g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, Jack Shown <jackshown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I purchased two Mac minis each with a 320-GB HD for two users. Not > having used Parallels on anything besides a single partition and not > much at that, I am curious as to how I should partition the disks. It > is unlikely that either user will have that much Windows software > since we are a Mac shop so the W7 partition does not have to > accommodate that much software. However, some growth can always be > anticipated. I am leaning towards 200-GB for OSX and 120-GB for the > W7. Does this sound like a good plan? Thanks for any info that I may > not be taking into consideration. You don't need 120GB for Win7. You do well with half that. You are not storing files or photos or videos on the Win7 partition. I have a 55GB Win7 partition with an assortment of applications plus some other stuff and I still have 33GB free. One big advantage to a separate partition is graphics intense applications work much better when Win7 is booted natively. Besides you can devote all your RAM to the Windows side if necessary. Also you can winclone for backup. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: Jack Shown on 6 May 2010 23:49 On May 6, 7:17 pm, nospam <nos...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article > <33e3161b-ce45-4ea8-86da-c9ea83f9e...(a)31g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, > > Jack Shown <jacksh...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I purchased two Mac minis each with a 320-GB HD for two users. Not > > having used Parallels on anything besides a single partition and not > > much at that, I am curious as to how I should partition the disks. > > don't. one partition is fine. But what if the users want to use BootCamp? I don't question your wisdom but why do you say this? > > It is unlikely that either user will have that much Windows software > > since we are a Mac shop so the W7 partition does not have to > > accommodate that much software. However, some growth can always be > > anticipated. I am leaning towards 200-GB for OSX and 120-GB for the > > W7. Does this sound like a good plan? Thanks for any info that I may > > not be taking into consideration. > > parallels and vmware will create a file (actually a bundle) for the > guest os. it can also optionally use a boot camp partition. How can it use a bootcamp partition if the entire disk is one partition? Do I misunderstand something?
From: nospam on 6 May 2010 23:54
In article <2391c2c6-efb0-4878-8ddb-7c071345427e(a)k25g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, Jack Shown <jackshown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I purchased two Mac minis each with a 320-GB HD for two users. �Not > > > having used Parallels on anything besides a single partition and not > > > much at that, I am curious as to how I should partition the disks. > > > > don't. one partition is fine. > > But what if the users want to use BootCamp? I don't question your > wisdom but why do you say this? it depends on the apps. most don't need boot camp and if you're going to use boot camp, you probably don't need parallels. what apps will they be running? > How can it use a bootcamp partition if the entire disk is one > partition? Do I misunderstand something? parallels does not need to use a boot camp partition. |