Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard"

From	Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Message-ID	<201310261205022293-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> (permalink)
References	<l4gmfh$dbh$1@dont-email.me> <l4h1jk$dt3$1@dont-email.me> <526c0dfe$0$52763$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>
Subject	Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard"
Organization	http://www.panic.com/unison/
Date	2013-10-26 12:05 -0700

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On 2013-10-26 18:46:22 +0000, claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) said:

> In article <l4h1jk$dt3$1@dont-email.me>, Wes Groleau  <none.of@your.biz> wrote:
>> On 10-26-2013, 11:18, Wes Groleau wrote:
>>> Trying to give a 2006 Macbook (MB) to someone who prefers Mac but has
>>> been stuck with Windows XP for a long time.
>>> 
>>> So I want to set Bootcamp (BC) and install Windows XP Pro with her
>>> product key.
>> 
>> Well, it seems that (1) installing BC on this thing has Murphy trying
>> hard to help, and (2) I'd still have to acquire the XP drivers from
>> somewhere and add them separately.
>> 
>> So, I allowed VirtualBox to use the Windows partition for its virtual
>> drive and am now installing XP that way.
>> 
>> It complains that the virtual display is set wrong, but the setting it
>> wants me to change doesn't exist.  :-)
> 
> VB does that for me with Win8 as well. I recently switched rather
> than cough up again for VMWare and it seems to work fine for me so far
> other than a few questionable communiques regarding well hidden settings
> that apparently don't matter a whole lot.

I have VMWare Fusion 4.1.3 running under OSX 9 without issues other 
than them nagging me to upgrade.

> If your recipient doesn't use OS X why not install XP directly instead 
> of in a VM?

I was thinking along the same lines, or perhaps with a little coaching 
the recipient might learn to tolerate the move to Mac and minimize XP 
thinking.


-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

Thread

Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 11:18 -0400
  Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 11:54 -0400
    Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 12:11 -0400
      Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 12:22 -0400
    Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-26 16:12 +0000
      Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 12:27 -0400
        Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-27 12:49 +1300
    Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-10-26 11:02 -0700
      Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 19:01 -0400
  Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 12:15 -0400
  Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 14:28 -0400
    Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) - 2013-10-26 18:46 +0000
      Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-10-26 12:05 -0700
        Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 15:49 -0400
          Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 19:58 -0400
            Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 20:38 -0400
              Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 21:05 -0400
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-27 00:02 -0400
              Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-10-26 23:03 -0400
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-10-26 22:09 -0500
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-10-26 23:13 -0400
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-10-27 07:25 -0500
            Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 13:55 +1300
              Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 21:08 -0400
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-27 14:31 +1300
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 18:09 +1300
              Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-27 14:34 +1300
                Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 18:13 +1300
    And they say APPLE was fading (was: Boot Camp "nonstandard") Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 16:07 -0400
      Re: And they say APPLE was fading (was: Boot Camp "nonstandard") Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-26 21:14 +0000
        Re: And they say APPLE was fading (was: Boot Camp "nonstandard") nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-26 20:21 -0400
        Re: And they say APPLE was fading Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 20:40 -0400
          Re: And they say APPLE was fading Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-10-28 13:02 -0700
      Re: And they say APPLE was fading Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 20:02 -0400
        Re: And they say APPLE was fading Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 20:49 -0400
        Re: And they say APPLE was fading jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 13:55 +1300
  Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 09:26 +1300

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