[DM-MUG] Parallels and running Win [ick!]

[Bryan Baker]

I'd recommend finding a full retail version of XP Pro. OEM versions  
aren't supposed to work afaik (at least w/ bootcamp), upgrade  
versions will likely require an existing windows install, at this  
point there's little point in running an older version of Windows -  
and XP Home is fairly crippled, so I'd recommend going w/ XP Pro, but  
YMMV - I guess I feel that if you're going to do it, might as well be  
as well covered as possible. Expect the win license to be up to about  
$300 or so (I was just looking, thinking about trying to get some  
Macbooks in here)

On Aug 24, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Jerry Heiselman wrote:
> Both products (Parallels and Bootcamp) will run any version of
> Windows, so it's really up to you.  You may be hard pressed, however,
> to find anything other than WinXP, although you may still be able to
> get a hold of Win2000 from eBay or something similar.
>
> --
> Jerry
>
> On 8/24/06, Victoria L. Herring <vlherring at herringlaw.com> wrote:
>> >Keep in mind that Bootcamp will not allow you to run Windows and  
>> OS X
>> >at the same time, so if you are needing to share some stuff between
>> >the two, you may need to use Parallels.
>> >
>> >Yes, you will need a copy/license for Windows in either case.
>>
>> Thanks Jerry.  By the way, Parallels is 10% off at Amazon according
>> to recent email.  Not sure what I'll do but now I need to find WIN
>> license...which one do I need or want to get?
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