Running Windows XP on a MacBook
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From: Jim Gibson on 9 Feb 2010 19:37 In article <jwolf6589-D9B1DD.19102609022010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com>, John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I will soon be getting my Refurbished MacBook which will be able to run > Windows XP. I plan to buy the home version on ebay for a low cost. How > much do you recommend I allocate to Windows XP? I was planning on giving > XP 30GB's but not sure if that can be changed once allocated. I do not > have much to run in Windows, however most apps work only on Windows, and > some job websites or online applications will not work in a mac browser > so it would be helpful to have Windows. (Although I have a job, I would > like a higher paying job and it frustrates me going to company job > applications that work only in Windows). For most of my day to day work > I will be using Snow Leopard. Also another advantage of XP is the much > superior BlackBerry desktop Manager. 30GB sounds about right. You are right in that you cannot change this value without redoing your Windows install. > > For the time being I will be booting into Windows and eventually may run > them side by side, but this will require more RAM and I think Windows > may not work as well in such an environment, although I do not know. > Also can someone tell me if Windows hardware will work on my MacBook? I > may want to get a USB to serial adaptor for some hardware and eventually > dump my old 1999 Compaq Windows 98 laptop, but may keep it for the old > hardware. I have a GPS and a Jornada 720 which I use to connect t the > Compaq via Serial. Will it work in Windows XP on the Macbook? Under Bootcamp, Mac OS X and Windows cannot run "side by side". Only one can run at a time, as determined at boot time. Some Windows hardware may work on a Mac, as many of the peripheral connections are the same (USB, etc.). There is no way to tell ahead of time, unless you can find somebody who has already used the exact same hardware on the same computer. > Also where will the XP files be stored? Can I use XP to access the Mac > files and vice versa in the boot camp mode? May install Office 2003 on > MacBook (as its much nicer than the Macs Office and Outlook beats > Entourage for most uses. XP file will be stored on the Windows partition on your boot drive. Windows cannot access the Mac files on the other partition without special software (e.g. <http://www.macdisk.com/mden.php3>). Mac OS X can access Windows files, either read-only or read-write depending upon the type and size of the Windows file system (see info link below). <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1656> -- Jim Gibson
From: Stefan Patric on 9 Feb 2010 19:53 On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:10:26 -0500, John wrote: > I will soon be getting my Refurbished MacBook which will be able to run > Windows XP. I plan to buy the home version on ebay for a low cost. How > much do you recommend I allocate to Windows XP? I was planning on giving > XP 30GB's but not sure if that can be changed once allocated. I do not > have much to run in Windows, however most apps work only on Windows, and > some job websites or online applications will not work in a mac browser > so it would be helpful to have Windows. [big snip] Your best option, if your MacBook has the resources, is to run XP on a virtual machine in OSX instead of dual booting. It's an easier and less problematical solution. VirtualBox is the easiest VM to set up and work with, and for personal use, it's free. http://www.virtualbox.org B
From: Mike Rosenberg on 9 Feb 2010 19:58 Stefan Patric <not(a)this.address.com> wrote: > VirtualBox is the easiest VM to set up and work with, and for personal > use, it's free. > > http://www.virtualbox.org The price is definitely right, but how is it easier than Fusion or Parallels? -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Shenan Stanley on 9 Feb 2010 20:06 Mike Rosenberg wrote: > The price is definitely right, but how is it easier than Fusion or > Parallels? I love VirtualBox. On the macs though, I go Fusion, hands down. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: Shenan Stanley on 9 Feb 2010 20:34
John wrote: > I have no idea. But with 2GB of RAM I may be limited to boot camp. 512MB memory set aside for Windows XP should be good for what you said you would be using it for... At most 1GB - and you won't be using that much memory on your system so you have it to spare. Go with VMWare Fusion. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |