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From: Christian on 16 Jan 2010 03:42 Richard Maine <nospam(a)see.signature> wrote: > In any case, the answer will have nothing in particular to do with > Parallels in particular or Macs in general. Parallels will run whatever > version of Windows you need for Quicken. Basically yes. But some Windows version would do not like to be run in a virtual machine because Microsoft included some limitations. This was the case with the "basic" version of Windows Vista; no idea how it is with Windows 7. So I suggest you better ask "which version of Windows 7 (or Windows Vista) _does_ ron in a virtual machine. Christian -- Christian F. Buser, Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland) Hilfe fuer Strassenkinder in Ghana: http://www.chance-for-children.org
From: nospam on 16 Jan 2010 05:06 In article <1jceo4n.x8q70qhij5v5N%christian091230(a)chance-for-children.org>, Christian <christian091230(a)chance-for-children.org> wrote: > Basically yes. But some Windows version would do not like to be run in a > virtual machine because Microsoft included some limitations. This was > the case with the "basic" version of Windows Vista; no idea how it is > with Windows 7. as i recall, that was just a licensing issue, not a technical barrier, and it specifically precluded running two copies of windows on the same machine. running windows on a mac host was not a violation of the terms.
From: Richard Wakeford on 16 Jan 2010 06:28 On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:22:58 -0700, Ed Kearns wrote: > I need to share Quicken files between a PC and my Mac. Quicken files from > the PC can't be converted to run on the Mac, in any way I've found. (I tried > several techniques.) > > Therefore I'm working on a cost estimate for having a Mac running Snow > Leopard to run the Quicken for Windows files. Crossover runs Quicken well. That way you don't even have to install any version of Windows.
From: Ed Kearns on 16 Jan 2010 09:41 in article 1lmapth1s5bvl$.1oysevmfyyjco.dlg(a)40tude.net, Richard Wakeford at rwakefordfortynine(a)gmail.com wrote on 1/16/10 4:28 AM: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:22:58 -0700, Ed Kearns wrote: > >> I need to share Quicken files between a PC and my Mac. Quicken files from >> the PC can't be converted to run on the Mac, in any way I've found. (I tried >> several techniques.) >> >> Therefore I'm working on a cost estimate for having a Mac running Snow >> Leopard to run the Quicken for Windows files. > > Crossover runs Quicken well. That way you don't even have to install any > version of Windows. I like that idea! However a quick look at Crossover website says it's only in bronze category; also I'm looking at (for the same purpose--accounting etc. for a church) "Custom Church Software." Not sure it will run in Crossover. Is the consensus that the Home version of Windows XP Pro would work? Who would I ask about the best version to run on a Virtual PC? (SURELY NOT MICROSOFT!)
From: Mike Rosenberg on 16 Jan 2010 09:53
Ed Kearns <kearnser(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I need to share Quicken files between a PC and my Mac. Quicken files from > the PC can't be converted to run on the Mac, in any way I've found. (I tried > several techniques.) I'm curious to know what you've tried. I've never been stymied trying to migrate a client's Quicken from Windows to Mac. Perhaps we can figure out what's going wrong and fix it. -- 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> |