Parallels

Let me just add that after I cleared this little hurdle that I can't recall any major difficulties and I have been extremely impressed with this product. I've been amazed first of all at how smart and hassle free it's been. Right from the get-go, the virtual machine "sees" everything that it needs to – wireless network, CD/DVD drive, external USB devices, etc. without me...

I had to uninstall Parallels and start again from scratch. It cost me only about 20 minutes. Anyway, I hope that works for you like it did for me. ...

I am experiencing the SAME problem. I do not want to pres the key to avoid the issue Graham is experience. I have ensured that the parallels window is active but F8, F8, F8 or F8 will not work. I am using a wireless keyboard and NOT the standard MAC keyboard. Please Help! Thanks - Paris

You can only run Windows programs in Windows either by using BootCamp to install Windows on a separate hard drive partition or using Parallels to run Windows inside OS X. ...

what's interesting is running xp on parallels on my mac yields fast speeds downloading thru apple's website and running speakeasy's speedtest. ...

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Thanks frykes I have considered using Parallels Desktop but I'm reluctant to pay US$ 80. nixgeek, ok I now understand about ports. Now as I was saying I'm interested in running MIT/Scheme, I checked and it is available as source code in freshmeat, since it has a GPL License. Do you think that I can compile it run using the usual method ? (BSD is supported) ./configure make...

You don't install linux using fink. You _compile_ and install software. linux binaries won't run on Mac OS X, since they expect a different system, to put it plainly. You could, of course, buy Parallels Desktop - www.parallels.com - and install a linux distro in a virtual machine. Might not be the worst idea after all.

Yes. And no. It depends. For example, if what you want to do is write a paper, then it wouldn't matter much. If you want to play a game only available for Windows, then Mac OS X is not slower, it doesn't perform _at all_. If it's about getting work done, I personally prefer Mac OS X any day - but the important word is "personally" here. I'd go to a store selling Macs and try...

megs average easy. WTF! I say, and on a whim I launch Parallels Desktop for Mac on my MBP. Parallels has Win XP Pro, SP 2. ...