Macbook with Vista RC1 - Slow

[demure]

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone else had Vista RC1 run very slow (videos choppy, typing lags, etc) with Parallels Desktop on their Macbook? Is this common and is there a problem and/or a fix? Thanks!

Regards,
Matt


BTW - My setup is: Macbook 2.0GHz, 2GB Ram, and 1 Gig set aside for Vista in Parallels Desktop.

 

[tominated]

Vista munches up a ton of cpu and ram so don't expect it to run fast at all with parallels

 

[chadgroove]

If you really want to run Vista RC1 on your Mac the only reliable way seems to be to use BootCamp. I ran Vista on a MacMini 1.66ghz Core Duo with 1 GB of RAM via BC. I expected the Integrated graphics on the Mini to be a problem but to my surprise it ran very smoothly with 'Aero' turned on. My mini scored higher on the performance test than my friends new Dell Core Duo did.

 

[demure]

Thanks for the clarification!

-Matt

 

[MRU]

Vista support is very 'beta' in Parallels at the moment.

 

[HennyDaLoc]

ACPI BSOD during boot to Vista RC1 Install Disc

I have seen where several other MacBook Pro owners where able to install Vista with minimal problems. Helping me just boot to the disc would be tremendious.

Everytime I boot to the Vista RC1 Install disc, I receive the ACPI Blue Screen referencing non-compliant BIOS. I know the MacBook Pro doesn't use BIOS and runs of off EFI, however, I have seen in several forums where deleting the EFI partition was not necessary in order to complete the Vista install.

Any suggestions so that I can at least boot to the disc would be most helpful.

BTW...I am not able to boot to the Vista Disc using Parallels either...same ACPI BSOD. Burn a new disc maybe? Has any one else had this problem???

 

[demure]

Have you tried booting from the ISO file instead of using a CD? That's what I did and it installed fine. Hope it works.

-Matt