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From iMac running OS X Lion 10.7.2. Can’t get OS X Snow Leopard to install as Virtual Machine using Parallels 6. There is a Parallels Desktop Window present (Mac OS X Server v10.6).
Hardware:. A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor.
Minimum 4 GB of memory, 8 GB is recommended. 600 MB of disk space on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop application installation. Additional disk space for virtual machines (varies on operating system and applications installed, e.g.
If you just have to run some of those old Windows programs on your new Mac - you can, writes David Flynn. You've had enough of Windows and its many flaws and foibles. You've made the switch to a Mac - quite possibly the delightful MacBook laptop or iMac desktop, which are Apple's best-sellers. Then you hit a snag: not all the software that ran on your Windows PC is available on the Mac.
Big guns such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop come in both Windows and Mac versions. For others you can find replacements, such as swapping the Nero CD-DVD burning software for Roxio Toast.
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But what can do you about the many Windows-only programs that have no direct Mac equivalent or programs that you have to run as part of your work or hobby? One good example is Quicken, which sells made-for-Mac personal finance software in the US but doesn't believe the Australian market is large enough to justify the necessary localisation costs such as GST and BAS. You could move to an Aussie-friendly Mac finance package like MoneyWorks Cashbook or MYOB FirstEdge.
But if you've used Quicken in Windows for years and have no desire to change religion - and especially if your accountant also uses Quicken - does that mean you have to keep your old Windows PC just for doing the books? Fortunately, just about all Macs sold over the past two years have been able to run Microsoft's Windows operating system and therefore any Windows-based program. There's no black magic to this, because the latest Macs are built using the exact same components as a Windows PC.
The only requirement is that your Mac uses an Intel processor. You can tell by clicking the Apple menu on your Mac and choosing the 'About this Mac' option. If the pop-up window identifies the processor as an Intel chip, you're good to go.
(If, on the other hand, it says 'Power PC' then you're using one of the older Macs that can't run Windows.) With an Intel processor you can keep using the Mac operating system and switch over to Windows (either XP or Vista) as needed. There are two ways to get Windows onto your Mac. The easiest path is an Apple program called Boot Camp, which is built into the latest Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system.
This lets you choose to run the Windows or Mac OS each time you start your Mac. The more sophisticated approach lets you run Mac and Windows programs at the same time using a technology known as virtualisation.
This relies on special software that runs Windows in its very own window, or in 'full screen mode' if you so choose, while the Mac operating system stays in the background. You can switch between Windows and Mac software with the tap of a key or the click of a mouse. The Parallels Desktop and Fusion programs employ virtualisation and they provide a more flexible approach than Boot Camp because you don't have to save your work and restart your Mac every time you want to use a Windows program. But running the Windows and Mac operating systems at the same time demands that your Mac has plenty of memory: we suggest 2GB of RAM, so that each operating system can enjoy 1GB. You can download a free 30-day trial version of Parallels Desktop and Fusion to see which runs best on your system and which you feel most comfortable with.
Of course, you'll also need to get your hands on a copy of Windows, which isn't included in any of these packages. THE CONTENDERS.