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From: Karla on 21 Apr 2008 02:17
Hi, I have a MacBook and I'm primarily a pc user. I understand that
Bootcamp works best for gaming. However, when I purchased my MacBook a year
ago, I had Parallel intalled. I'd like to install Bootcamp but it looks
like I'd have to buy Leopard? If so, do I need to uninstall Parallel and
WindowsXP first? Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

Karla
From: Jolly Roger on 21 Apr 2008 02:49
In article <n6co04tb19luos0bij93i05s6t9inq99ei(a)4ax.com>,
Karla <karlark(a)sbcNOSPAMglobal.net> wrote:

> Hi, I have a MacBook and I'm primarily a pc user. I understand that
> Bootcamp works best for gaming.

Depends on the game. Have you tried it with Parallels?

> However, when I purchased my MacBook a year
> ago, I had Parallel intalled. I'd like to install Bootcamp but it looks
> like I'd have to buy Leopard?

Yes. The Boot Camp beta that Apple pulished prior to Mac OS X 10.5 has
expired, so the onlyway to get Boot Camp legally is to purchase Mac OS X
10.5.

> If so, do I need to uninstall Parallel and
> WindowsXP first? Any help is much appreciated.

BTW, it's "Parallels (plural) Desktop".

The Mac OS X 10.5 install DVD does have an "upgrade" option, which is
the default selection if your system already has a previous release of
Mac OS X installed. Upgrading leave all applications installed, for the
most part.

Note: I've had the 10.5 upgrade fail on several Macs, so do a *thorough*
backup first. Be prepared to do an "Erase and Install" should things go
wrong. Apple could greatly improve Mac OS X 10.5's upgrade quality, if
you ask me.

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From: Jerry Kindall on 21 Apr 2008 02:55
In article <n6co04tb19luos0bij93i05s6t9inq99ei(a)4ax.com>, Karla
<karlark(a)sbcNOSPAMglobal.net> wrote:

> Hi, I have a MacBook and I'm primarily a pc user. I understand that
> Bootcamp works best for gaming. However, when I purchased my MacBook a year
> ago, I had Parallel intalled. I'd like to install Bootcamp but it looks
> like I'd have to buy Leopard? If so, do I need to uninstall Parallel and
> WindowsXP first? Any help is much appreciated.

Yes, you need Leopard, but Parallels does work on Leopard.

However, for you to use Boot Camp, you will need to create a separate
Windows XP partition on your MacBook's hard disk. This will mean a
separate Windows install there as well. (I don't know if there are any
good tools for migrating from a Parallels disk image to a Boot Camp
partition.)

The good news is, Parallels can run Windows installed on such a
partition, so you won't need separate Boot Camp and Paralells
installation once you get everything moved over to Boot Camp. You can
use Boot Camp when you want to play games and use Parallels when you
want to use Mac and Windows applications together, all from the same
Windows installation.

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From: Karla on 21 Apr 2008 16:35
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:49:34 -0500, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com>
wrote:

>In article <n6co04tb19luos0bij93i05s6t9inq99ei(a)4ax.com>,
> Karla <karlark(a)sbcNOSPAMglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I have a MacBook and I'm primarily a pc user. I understand that
>> Bootcamp works best for gaming.
>
>Depends on the game. Have you tried it with Parallels?

I've tried one of them with Parallels (spelling noted!), and it's very
choppy.

>> However, when I purchased my MacBook a year
>> ago, I had Parallel intalled. I'd like to install Bootcamp but it looks
>> like I'd have to buy Leopard?
>
>Yes. The Boot Camp beta that Apple pulished prior to Mac OS X 10.5 has
>expired, so the onlyway to get Boot Camp legally is to purchase Mac OS X
>10.5.
>
>> If so, do I need to uninstall Parallel and
>> WindowsXP first? Any help is much appreciated.
>
>BTW, it's "Parallels (plural) Desktop".
>
>The Mac OS X 10.5 install DVD does have an "upgrade" option, which is
>the default selection if your system already has a previous release of
>Mac OS X installed. Upgrading leave all applications installed, for the
>most part.
>
>Note: I've had the 10.5 upgrade fail on several Macs, so do a *thorough*
>backup first. Be prepared to do an "Erase and Install" should things go
>wrong. Apple could greatly improve Mac OS X 10.5's upgrade quality, if
>you ask me.

Good advice.

Thank you so much.

Karla
From: Karla on 21 Apr 2008 16:39
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:55:06 -0700, Jerry Kindall
<jerrykindall(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

>In article <n6co04tb19luos0bij93i05s6t9inq99ei(a)4ax.com>, Karla
><karlark(a)sbcNOSPAMglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I have a MacBook and I'm primarily a pc user. I understand that
>> Bootcamp works best for gaming. However, when I purchased my MacBook a year
>> ago, I had Parallel intalled. I'd like to install Bootcamp but it looks
>> like I'd have to buy Leopard? If so, do I need to uninstall Parallel and
>> WindowsXP first? Any help is much appreciated.
>
>Yes, you need Leopard, but Parallels does work on Leopard.
>
>However, for you to use Boot Camp, you will need to create a separate
>Windows XP partition on your MacBook's hard disk. This will mean a
>separate Windows install there as well. (I don't know if there are any
>good tools for migrating from a Parallels disk image to a Boot Camp
>partition.)

I haven't intalled an OS in some time. Hopefully, I'll be prompted to
create this partition?

>The good news is, Parallels can run Windows installed on such a
>partition, so you won't need separate Boot Camp and Paralells
>installation once you get everything moved over to Boot Camp. You can
>use Boot Camp when you want to play games and use Parallels when you
>want to use Mac and Windows applications together, all from the same
>Windows installation.

That's great! I know that I was offered the opportunity of buying either
Boot Camp or Parallels when I bought my MacBook, but I was unfamiliar with
them and thought they were the same type of program. Alas...

Thanks!

Karla
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