Using an Intel-based Mac means you can choose the best of both worlds—running Mac OS X or running Windows, but what's the optimal way way to go about it? Cross-platform expert Joe Kissell has distilled untold hours of testing into this book to help you understand the pros and cons of Apple's Boot Camp versus virtualization software and to give advice and step-by-step instructions for installing either Windows XP or Windows Vista in Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop 4, VMware Fusion 2, and VirtualBox.
You'll also find out how to connect third-party peripherals and printers, share files between operating systems, avoid Windows malware, and back up a Windows installation. Plus, Joe looks briefly at running Windows software without installing Windows and at running Windows on PowerPC-based Macs.
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I really enjoyed "Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac." It was very informative, easy to read, and not too complicated. —Brian Henson
Read this book to learn the answers to questions such as:
- What are 15 things that you can do in Windows, but not on the Mac?
- How can I get a copy of Windows XP or Vista that will work on a Mac?
- How can I set things up so that Windows won't bog down?
- How should I handle partitioning for my Windows installation?
- How do I avoid and handle activation hassles?
- Boot Camp is free with Leopard, but what are the pros and cons to using it?
- How can I best run Windows with Boot Camp /and/ virtualization software?
- Should I run VMware Fusion, Parallels Desktop, or VirtualBox?
- What's the best way to right-click in Windows?
- How do I print from my Windows software?
- How do I make my Bluetooth devices work in Windows?
- What is FAT32, and why might it matter to me?
- What are the coolest new features in Parallels Desktop 4?
- What's interesting about the different views in VMware Fusion?
