I have a MacBook and have tried both...
I have a Macbook and have tried both Boot Camp and Parallels. To answer the original poster's question, simply to go Parallel's website and download the quick setup guide that on the download's page. It will help. Seting up XP in Parallels was much easier than VPC ever was.
As for both Parallels and Boot Camp, it really depends on what you're going to use Window's for. If you plan to use Window's for gaming, than obviously Boot Camp is best. If you plan to use Window's for productivity, such as running Window's only office/work programs or using website's that only work in Internet Explorer in Windows, then Parallels is best. One key thing with Parallels is that you can still still it's not "native." There's a little hesitation here or there or the mouse isn't quite as responsive. It's hard to decribe, other than to say Window's isn't as "snappy." If you've read MacWorld's review of Paralells, they really stress lots (meaning 2 GB) of RAM. I have 1 GB in my MacBook and could tell it wasn't enough.
For me, I'm now on my second Mac since switching in 2002. I run Window's in Boot Camp mainly because I want to play a few old PC games I still have (Sim City 3000, Civ 3, etc
. I did try to pay these older games in Parallels, but found my MacBook really didn't it It was much less stress to run it natively in Windows.
Sorry for the long post - I spent the last few days playing with all of this and it's fresh in my mind.
I have a Macbook and have tried both Boot Camp and Parallels. To answer the original poster's question, simply to go Parallel's website and download the quick setup guide that on the download's page. It will help. Seting up XP in Parallels was much easier than VPC ever was.
As for both Parallels and Boot Camp, it really depends on what you're going to use Window's for. If you plan to use Window's for gaming, than obviously Boot Camp is best. If you plan to use Window's for productivity, such as running Window's only office/work programs or using website's that only work in Internet Explorer in Windows, then Parallels is best. One key thing with Parallels is that you can still still it's not "native." There's a little hesitation here or there or the mouse isn't quite as responsive. It's hard to decribe, other than to say Window's isn't as "snappy." If you've read MacWorld's review of Paralells, they really stress lots (meaning 2 GB) of RAM. I have 1 GB in my MacBook and could tell it wasn't enough.
For me, I'm now on my second Mac since switching in 2002. I run Window's in Boot Camp mainly because I want to play a few old PC games I still have (Sim City 3000, Civ 3, etc
. I did try to pay these older games in Parallels, but found my MacBook really didn't it It was much less stress to run it natively in Windows.Sorry for the long post - I spent the last few days playing with all of this and it's fresh in my mind.