Any Mac users in the house? Specifically ones that use Parallels?

[bluntman]

I have a question...

[cwp_sedan]

Crap, read the subject too fast. I just read that you have a question regarding parallels. Ask and I may be able to help...

[EvilDeadFan]

Yes, you should have gone with an Intel chipset and gone dual boot. Much easier. ;)

Seriously though. What's the question?

[bluntman]

For some reason the Windows XP Pro installation with Bootcamp crashed, so I bit the bullet and bought Parallels.

Any way, I am under the impression that Parallels allows you to have multiple OS desktops and that you can switch between then anytime. My question is simply, how? Is there a keystroke combination that switches between them? For the life of me, I couldn't find it in the manual. Right now I am using another program, VirtueDesktop, to do the switching.

[howitts_done]

I use parallels on my parents iMac and I kinda remember there being a keystroke to do that. Look in the Parallels settings for it.

I opened Parallels and mounted the virtual windows drive and booted xp. Start the program of your choice and you'll see it at the bottom of your screen in the Mac dock with a parallels logo on it. Right click on it to bring up the menu and say add to dock. the next time you click that window it will just run as if it were on the mac. make sure parallels is set to Coherence mode.

good luck. search the parallels website (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/faq/) is has lots of good tutorials

[mf5781]

I just bought a Macbook. I never used Mac before. Now I install Bootcamp and Windows Vista in it. Can Bootcamp be used like Parallels, ie. I don't have to restart the computer when changing OS?

[chinsterr]

I just bought a Macbook. I never used Mac before. Now I install Bootcamp and Windows Vista in it. Can Bootcamp be used like Parallels, ie. I don't have to restart the computer when changing OS?


Parallels allows you to run windows (to a certain extent) through a "window"

I've tried boot and parallel , i liked the idea of running windows through a window, but hated its limitability.

Now i just use bootcamp.

[EvilDeadFan]

Might be good for something like office, but don't try playing any games. Running virtual operating system within an operating system then a game that needs performance, can't be good for performance.. :D

[yearoftherat]

The latest version of Parallels now supports 3D video support, making playing games under Parallels completely possible with decent-to-good performance. You cannot run Windows at the same time as Mac OS X under Bootcamp.

PS.. if you buy a Mac, you buy it for Mac OS X, not fancy exterior plastics. Get Windows off there! ;)

<.. Apple Specialist.

Yeah the latest version is not bad. I just use Parallels just for few apps but not for games. I bumped up the RAM on my macbook from 1 to 2 gb and it runs with no problems. I rarely use Parallels since installing it but its nice to have..


I use a program called virtuedesktops (http://virtuedesktops.info/) which allows me to run multiple apps at once.

[mf5781]

The latest version of Parallels now supports 3D video support, making playing games under Parallels completely possible with decent-to-good performance. You cannot run Windows at the same time as Mac OS X under Bootcamp.

PS.. if you buy a Mac, you buy it for Mac OS X, not fancy exterior plastics. Get Windows off there! ;)

<.. Apple Specialist.

Thanks for your info.

I need Windows for the Office. I need it to share files with other Windows users.

[cwp_sedan]

Thanks for your info.

I need Windows for the Office. I need it to share files with other Windows users.

OS X is more than capable than sharing files with Windows users. Depending on what you need to do, it's almost seamless.