Windows on Mac?

[fillourenco]

<p>i have a question for those who have macs. so if you install windows on it do you get to chose which operating system you want to work with? so like on windows when chosing users except you chose operating systems and also does anyone know how stable windows is on&nbsp; mac?</p><p>thanks!</p>

[cupcakelove]

I have ran dual boot on a PC with Windows and Linux, and even sometimes multiple installs of Windows.&nbsp; I don't know anything about running it on a Mac, but the general rule is you want to install Windows first, because the bootloader it loads refuses to recognize any other OS except its own.

[JustJon]

When installing Windows on a MAc, you need a Windows installer cd to put it on the machine, so that's how you choose which version.&nbsp; You just need Parallels or Bootcamp to install onto an intel mac.

[Cannon]

<p>&nbsp;i work as the senior mac tech for a major international newspaper, in fact Steve Jobs and Phil Shiller were at our building today and i got to meet them for the first time (we've had Cheney, Gore, Condi, Hillary and many other VIP's onsite, and i never geeked out like i did today) </p><p>&nbsp;If you are using Apple's Boot Camp on an Intel mac, After installing Windows XP, you can choose which OS you wish to boot into by holding down the Option Key at startup. You will then be given a choice of which OS you want to boot into (or choose other available bootable devices like CD's, DVD's and Firewire drives).</p><p>&nbsp;You can also set this in the Startup Disk System Preference. </p><p>&nbsp;Only drawback of using Boot Camp is that you are booted as a Mac or PC, you cant run both at the same time, at least not in the beta of Boot Camp...But hey, it's free (just bring your own copy of windows)</p><p>&nbsp;For 80 bucks you can get Parallels, and run Windows at the same time as Mac OS. The latest version has complete drag and drop between both OS-es and it runs super fast because its virtualization, not emulation ( meaning it only needs to&nbsp; run windows software, not pretend to be a windows -capable computer as well)</p><p>as it stands today, Parallels is the more complete solution, but boot camp is still a beta, so that may change when Leopard come out later this year.</p><p>&nbsp;in the meantime, the 80 bucks is well spent. here at my job, most of our graphics folks had both a PC and a mac on their desks, with Parallels, we have been able to get rid of the PC&nbsp; and run everything, windows included, on one box.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[zentraed]

<strong>fillourenco</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i have a question for those who have macs. so if you install windows on it do you get to chose which operating system you want to work with? so like on windows when chosing users except you chose operating systems and also does anyone know how stable windows is on mac?</p><p>thanks!</p><p>&nbsp;The latest intel macs do not have a BIOS; it's been replaced with EFI (the adoption by windows has been delayed indefinitely, but it was initially planned to be supported with Vista). As a result, you need to use Apple's Bootcamp software to install Windows. I think you press a button on the keyboard during bootup to select your OS.&nbsp;</p>

[fillourenco]

thanks a lot guys!

[furie]

<strong>zentraed</strong> wrote:<br><strong>fillourenco</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i have a question for those who have macs. so if you install windows on it do you get to chose which operating system you want to work with? so like on windows when chosing users except you chose operating systems and also does anyone know how stable windows is on mac?</p><p>thanks!</p><p>ÿThe latest intel macs do not have a BIOS; it's been replaced with EFI (the adoption by windows has been delayed indefinitely, but it was initially planned to be supported with Vista). As a result, you need to use Apple's Bootcamp software to install Windows. I think you press a button on the keyboard during bootup to select your OS.ÿ</p><p></p>

you are correct