Phoenix on a Mac?

[Si Goodchild]

Guys,

My PC is dead. Thinking of getting a MacBook Pro, but unsure how Phoenix will cope. I see you need to use have BootCamp and Windows XP which sounds like a faff. Is anyone having Phoenix / Mac success? What do you advise?

Si G

[G-Bru]

Guys,

My PC is dead. Thinking of getting a MacBook Pro, but unsure how Phoenix will cope. I see you need to use have BootCamp and Windows XP which sounds like a faff. Is anyone having Phoenix / Mac success? What do you advise?

Si G

Nope, if I remember correctly (it's been a while since I have done it) you simply run Bootcamp from the Utilities menu on the Mac, it runs a wizard which allows you to allocate space and a partition for Windows (I allocated 20GB) it then restarts and prompts you for the Windows XP CD and viola, you're done! Simply hold down the alt key to boot into Windows when you need to. Phoenix runs silky smooth on my iMac 21".

G


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[danch]

I have parallels with xp on my iMac running phoenix with no issue at all, runs pretty smooth.

[Steve]

I have a 400/100 Gb split Bootcamp partition on my Mac and I run Windows 7 Ultimate on the 'other' side. The Windows side (when I rarely use it) runs faultlessly and very efficiently, much better than my PC, but I don't have Phoenix.

[mattie-lodge]

Mmmmmmm I've been down this route recently.

I tried running my copy of windows 7 in a boot camp partition but failed miserably.

I then run it in parallels and it looked nothing short of weird. Almost like looking through a spy glass. Then sometimes it would run fast and smooth and other times it would run pretty average.

VM ware fusion was worst.

If you use the sim a lot this setup won't be practical IMO

[Flybar]

I run Phoenix in XP on my iMac under Bootcamp and there doesn't appear to be any issues.

I only had XP at the time and never go online unless to update XP etc.

Flybar

[Sneeks]

I use Windows 7 Ultimate on my MacBook Pro bootcamp partition, Phoenix runs without any issues at all.

[Mitchy123]

I am using Windows 7 with VMware Fusion Version 3.? (Latest) and all is running great with Phoenix.

There is a trial for Fusion, so worth a try

https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=...-fusion31&lp=1



I have both running all day, and switch and work between the Mac & Windows 7 at ease.

Bit of work, have a quick fly, then repeat

[Mslater]

I know little about the Macs, when you install Windows is there a special set of drivers needed for video/audio etc ??

[zci_zr]

I am running Phoenix on MacBook Pro under Windows 7 Professional on Bootcamp with no problem at all. Bootcamp is really easy to setup. But whichever you choice is, you will need a copy of Windows.

[ElectricSheep]

I know little about the Macs, when you install Windows is there a special set of drivers needed for video/audio etc ??

Yes, when you run the Boot Camp setup in Mac, it'll walk you through making a driver disk. It'll prompt when to install Windows. After the Windows install, you install the drivers (that you got during the Boot Camp setup process). Reboot, and there you have it, Windows running on your Intel-based Mac.

It still leaves me with a grimy feeling, but at least I can run Phoenix!

[Kwickkwack]

Using Parallels and Phoenix on my Imac I5
Works great for me

[Si Goodchild]

Cheers guys, and many thaks for the re-assurance. I have a copy of XP I could use. Is there a cost associated with BootCamp or the other "partition" software?

[mattie-lodge]

I must be the only one that can't get this to work well then.

I have also tried VM ware but thought it wasnt as good as parallels. I wonder if VM Ware have updated their software since Christmas time.

[Flybar]

Cheers guys, and many thanks for the re-assurance. I have a copy of XP I could use. Is there a cost associated with BootCamp or the other "partition" software?

Bootcamp is part of the Mac OS package, so is free.

I believe Parallels and VM ware you have to pay for.

With Bootcamp you can only run the Mac in Mac OS or Windows you have to reboot the Mac into one or the other.
With the other soft ware I believe you can switch seamlessly between Mac OS and Windows with no rebooting.
Flybar