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From: Richard Hix on 16 Jan 2010 11:17 I installed Parallels with Win XP Home and Quicken 2009 Premier in May 2008. The combination works fine. The only quirk is remembering to select Devices --> USB --> Printer from the Parallels drop-down menu to print a report under Quicken; then remembering to unselect the printer from Parallels when I need to print from Mac. I've been told it has to work that way because USB will only attach to one device at a time. I tried VMware which creates virtual printers that worked for a while but then began printing strangely. Tried reinstalling Fusion, Windows, & Quicken but it didn't fix the printer problem; so I went back to Parallels. Richard
From: J.J. O'Shea on 16 Jan 2010 11:35 On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:22:58 -0500, Ed Kearns wrote (in article <C7768D32.27E58%kearnser(a)gmail.com>): > 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. > > I gather that Parallels or Fusion can do a virtual Windows environment. But > I can't figure what versions of Windows I'd need. > > > I can't find the name (e.g. Home Premium), much less the cost I'd need for a > new install (not an update) on the Mac of either XP Pro or Vista or Windows > 7. > > I want to add the cost of Parallels or Fusion plus the Windows OS plus > Quicken for Windows, and put it in a proposal. > > Ed > Versions of Windows known to work with VMWare 'cause I've used them: WinXP Home, SP2 or later (32 bit) WinXP Pro, SP2 or later (32 bit) WinXP Pro, SP3, 64 bit I have not used Media Center with VMWare, but it should work. I haven't used 64 bit Home with VMWare, but that should work, too. Win Vista Home Premium (32 or 64 bit) Win Vista Business (32 or 64 bit) Win Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit) I recommend using the 64 bit versions unless there's a reason why not, such as Quicken barfing on contact with them. Win 7 Pro (64 bit) I have not used any other version of Win 7 with VMWare. Versions known to work with Parallels 'cause I've used them: WinXP Home SP3 (32 bit) WinXP Pro SP3 (64 bit) Win Vista Home Premium (32 bit) Win Vista Business (32 bit) I expect that 64-bit Vista versions will work with Parallels, but I haven't tried them myself so I can't say categorically that they will. I also expect that Win 7 would work, but again I haven't tried it. You can get Parallels or VMWare for US$40-80 depending on where you buy and what's on sale. You can get a XP Home license for as little as $40 in some places; more often it might cost around $80-100. Note that XP Home is crippled in several ways, particularly wrt network support, so you might try a different version if you need some features. You can get a XP Pro license for $80-150 depending on where you look. Note that XP is no longer supported and that Mickeysoft would really rather that vendors didn't sell it any more. Usually you get to get OEM licences, which must be bundled with hardware. Around here, vendors will usually bundle in a thumb drive for about $10 to 'satisfy' the hardware requirement. In most cases you can return the thumb drive immediately without a penalty. Vista Home Premium can be obtained for $150-200. Vista Business can be obtained for $200-300. Vista Enterprise is (officially) only available if you have a corporate license of some type. It is (officially) not available at retail. Unofficially the same vendors who will sell XP Pro will usually sell Vista Enterprise. Win 7 Home Premium and Win 7 Pro are available for about the same prices as Vista Home Premium and Vista Business. Note that if you know someone who is taking networking or other computer classes at a high school, college, or university which is part of the Microsoft Alliance, said person can get XP Pro SP3 64 bit for $20, Vista Business or Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit or both) for free, and Win 7 Pro (32 bit _and_ 64 bit) for free. -- email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com.
From: Paul Sture on 16 Jan 2010 11:49 In article <1lmapth1s5bvl$.1oysevmfyyjco.dlg(a)40tude.net>, Richard Wakeford <rwakefordfortynine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 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. Since you mention it, I was recently looking at accounting packages and found one which comes with a Crossover license included (Intel Macs only). I had assumed that this was an accounting package for the Swiss market, but now realise they are selling it worldwide. It's multilingual (which is how I found it in the first place), and runs on Linux via Wine as well, not forgetting Windows. <http://banana.ch/cms/en/characteristics> -- Paul Sture
From: Ed Kearns on 16 Jan 2010 13:40 in article hispt501kam(a)news2.newsguy.com, J.J. O'Shea at try.not.to(a)but.see.sig wrote on 1/16/10 9:35 AM: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:22:58 -0500, Ed Kearns wrote > (in article <C7768D32.27E58%kearnser(a)gmail.com>): > >> 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. >> >> I gather that Parallels or Fusion can do a virtual Windows environment. But >> I can't figure what versions of Windows I'd need. >> >> >> I can't find the name (e.g. Home Premium), much less the cost I'd need for a >> new install (not an update) on the Mac of either XP Pro or Vista or Windows >> 7. >> >> I want to add the cost of Parallels or Fusion plus the Windows OS plus >> Quicken for Windows, and put it in a proposal. >> >> Ed >> > > Versions of Windows known to work with VMWare 'cause I've used them: > > WinXP Home, SP2 or later (32 bit) > WinXP Pro, SP2 or later (32 bit) > WinXP Pro, SP3, 64 bit > > I have not used Media Center with VMWare, but it should work. I haven't used > 64 bit Home with VMWare, but that should work, too. > > Win Vista Home Premium (32 or 64 bit) > Win Vista Business (32 or 64 bit) > Win Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit) > > I recommend using the 64 bit versions unless there's a reason why not, such > as Quicken barfing on contact with them. > > Win 7 Pro (64 bit) > > I have not used any other version of Win 7 with VMWare. > > Versions known to work with Parallels 'cause I've used them: > > WinXP Home SP3 (32 bit) > WinXP Pro SP3 (64 bit) > Win Vista Home Premium (32 bit) > Win Vista Business (32 bit) > > I expect that 64-bit Vista versions will work with Parallels, but I haven't > tried them myself so I can't say categorically that they will. I also expect > that Win 7 would work, but again I haven't tried it. > > You can get Parallels or VMWare for US$40-80 depending on where you buy and > what's on sale. You can get a XP Home license for as little as $40 in some > places; more often it might cost around $80-100. Note that XP Home is > crippled in several ways, particularly wrt network support, so you might try > a different version if you need some features. You can get a XP Pro license > for $80-150 depending on where you look. Note that XP is no longer supported > and that Mickeysoft would really rather that vendors didn't sell it any more. > Usually you get to get OEM licences, which must be bundled with hardware. > Around here, vendors will usually bundle in a thumb drive for about $10 to > 'satisfy' the hardware requirement. In most cases you can return the thumb > drive immediately without a penalty. Vista Home Premium can be obtained for > $150-200. Vista Business can be obtained for $200-300. Vista Enterprise is > (officially) only available if you have a corporate license of some type. It > is (officially) not available at retail. Unofficially the same vendors who > will sell XP Pro will usually sell Vista Enterprise. Win 7 Home Premium and > Win 7 Pro are available for about the same prices as Vista Home Premium and > Vista Business. > > Note that if you know someone who is taking networking or other computer > classes at a high school, college, or university which is part of the > Microsoft Alliance, said person can get XP Pro SP3 64 bit for $20, Vista > Business or Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit or both) for free, and Win 7 Pro > (32 bit _and_ 64 bit) for free. > Thanks for this advice! My concern is that when I'm seeking a price on any of these Window Oss, they are always mentioning an upgrade product! Will that work for me, or what do I do to get what I want?
From: J.J. O'Shea on 16 Jan 2010 14:10
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:40:26 -0500, Ed Kearns wrote (in article <C777562A.28693%kearnser(a)gmail.com>): > in article hispt501kam(a)news2.newsguy.com, J.J. O'Shea at > try.not.to(a)but.see.sig wrote on 1/16/10 9:35 AM: > >> On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:22:58 -0500, Ed Kearns wrote >> (in article <C7768D32.27E58%kearnser(a)gmail.com>): >> >>> 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. >>> >>> I gather that Parallels or Fusion can do a virtual Windows environment. But >>> I can't figure what versions of Windows I'd need. >>> >>> >>> I can't find the name (e.g. Home Premium), much less the cost I'd need for >>> a >>> new install (not an update) on the Mac of either XP Pro or Vista or Windows >>> 7. >>> >>> I want to add the cost of Parallels or Fusion plus the Windows OS plus >>> Quicken for Windows, and put it in a proposal. >>> >>> Ed >>> >> >> Versions of Windows known to work with VMWare 'cause I've used them: >> >> WinXP Home, SP2 or later (32 bit) >> WinXP Pro, SP2 or later (32 bit) >> WinXP Pro, SP3, 64 bit >> >> I have not used Media Center with VMWare, but it should work. I haven't used >> 64 bit Home with VMWare, but that should work, too. >> >> Win Vista Home Premium (32 or 64 bit) >> Win Vista Business (32 or 64 bit) >> Win Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit) >> >> I recommend using the 64 bit versions unless there's a reason why not, such >> as Quicken barfing on contact with them. >> >> Win 7 Pro (64 bit) >> >> I have not used any other version of Win 7 with VMWare. >> >> Versions known to work with Parallels 'cause I've used them: >> >> WinXP Home SP3 (32 bit) >> WinXP Pro SP3 (64 bit) >> Win Vista Home Premium (32 bit) >> Win Vista Business (32 bit) >> >> I expect that 64-bit Vista versions will work with Parallels, but I haven't >> tried them myself so I can't say categorically that they will. I also expect >> that Win 7 would work, but again I haven't tried it. >> >> You can get Parallels or VMWare for US$40-80 depending on where you buy and >> what's on sale. You can get a XP Home license for as little as $40 in some >> places; more often it might cost around $80-100. Note that XP Home is >> crippled in several ways, particularly wrt network support, so you might try >> a different version if you need some features. You can get a XP Pro license >> for $80-150 depending on where you look. Note that XP is no longer supported >> and that Mickeysoft would really rather that vendors didn't sell it any >> more. >> Usually you get to get OEM licences, which must be bundled with hardware. >> Around here, vendors will usually bundle in a thumb drive for about $10 to >> 'satisfy' the hardware requirement. In most cases you can return the thumb >> drive immediately without a penalty. Vista Home Premium can be obtained for >> $150-200. Vista Business can be obtained for $200-300. Vista Enterprise is >> (officially) only available if you have a corporate license of some type. It >> is (officially) not available at retail. Unofficially the same vendors who >> will sell XP Pro will usually sell Vista Enterprise. Win 7 Home Premium and >> Win 7 Pro are available for about the same prices as Vista Home Premium and >> Vista Business. >> >> Note that if you know someone who is taking networking or other computer >> classes at a high school, college, or university which is part of the >> Microsoft Alliance, said person can get XP Pro SP3 64 bit for $20, Vista >> Business or Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit or both) for free, and Win 7 Pro >> (32 bit _and_ 64 bit) for free. >> > Thanks for this advice! My concern is that when I'm seeking a price on any > of these Window Oss, they are always mentioning an upgrade product! Will > that work for me, or what do I do to get what I want? > Upgrade versions will usually look for older versions of Windows and so will _not_ work. You need the _full_ version. Sales staff try to push the upgrade versions because they are up to $100 less than the full version. -- email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com. |