[X4U] Re: Vista Home Basic With Parallels

[Randy B. Singer]

On May 8, 2007, at 8:45 PM, TjL wrote:

> Hands On: Running Vista Home on a Mac
> In spite of what its license says, you can run Vista Home via  
> virtualization apps
>
> http://www.macworld.com/2007/02/firstlooks/vistamac/index.php?pf=1

Thanks!

Just for fun, I decided to try the free demo of CrossOver (no copy of  
Windows is required).  It worked great!  In fact, I tried using an  
animation program that my son really likes in CrossOver, even though  
it isn't "certified" for CrossOver, and that worked perfectly too!

It is incredibly satisfying to be able to run Windows software and  
not have to pay Microsoft a cent to do so!

If I find that I do need to run Windows in the future, I will  
probably get Parallels and a copy of WinXP, which I can get  
inexpensively from:

http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx? 
p=ItemDetail&item=SWW10646

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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