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Parallels = experience generally positive?
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I've enjoyed using Parallels to run Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Very smooth, stable experience. They've been inexplicably (and inexcusably) dragging their feet on supporting Ubuntu 9.04, but other than that, no problems.
I wouldn't call my HD fast - I have the 5400 rpm in the MBP - but I won't be doing anything too heavy through Parallels. I'll be running Quicken 2009 and an application called SportTracks through XP SP3.
my experience with parallels is mixed.
but that's because of the software i've needed to use with it.
since you aren't really doing anything heavy with it, there's no doubt everything will work fine. coherence mode is excellent and works just the way it should.
but that's because of the software i've needed to use with it.
since you aren't really doing anything heavy with it, there's no doubt everything will work fine. coherence mode is excellent and works just the way it should.
I've used it to boot xp, vista and 7 and had a fantastic experience with it. The only thing which is a minor pain is it doesn't support the aero interface even if your hardware does! Not a big deal but a bit of a let down.
If that's all you need it for, try VirtualBox first. The price is right.
I second that. VB is enough if you are just doing normal stuff with your VMs (running basic Windows apps like Visio or the like). I'm thinking of moving back to VB (used to use the Linux release before Sun got a hold of it) as I hear its gotten much better since the Sun "buyout" and I will be losing my VMWare Fusion license soon (changing jobs).
If you wanted something more powerful then VB, I say go with VMWare Fusion. VMWare has had a better track record with the Mac VM product then Parallels and has introduced new features (like DX8 and 9 support) before Parallels did. Also, I do not like the interface for Parallels, but that might just be because I came from a VMWare background (VMWare has free [limited] virtualization software for Windows and Linux).
i don't like parallels anymore
i downloaded the trial version played around with ubuntu a little bit it was great but a couple days later my internet was unusually slow i was looking at my network and saw i was connected to two new networks that i have never seen before there were booth called parallel...something i didn't like that so i deleted them and restarted it was still there so then i uninstalled parallels desktop and those two networks were gone but in my apple menu
i have 2 restart and 2 shut down options which is really annoying and weird so anyways i don't like parallels and if anyone knows how to get rid of those extra menu items please please let me know they really piss me off
i downloaded the trial version played around with ubuntu a little bit it was great but a couple days later my internet was unusually slow i was looking at my network and saw i was connected to two new networks that i have never seen before there were booth called parallel...something i didn't like that so i deleted them and restarted it was still there so then i uninstalled parallels desktop and those two networks were gone but in my apple menu
i have 2 restart and 2 shut down options which is really annoying and weird so anyways i don't like parallels and if anyone knows how to get rid of those extra menu items please please let me know they really piss me off
Occasionally the software gets a little slow, but definitely nothing that stops me from using it.
Installed Parallels yesterday. Here's something I quickly learned - use an updated Windows disc to install XP. Don't install from the original RTM disc (pre-sp1). I had to slipstream SP3 into my RTM disc for it to work correctly. The installation with the RTM disc had a blue screen and wouldn't allow installation of the various service packs after the fact.