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| Thread ID: 126769 | 2012-09-17 10:21:00 | Installing Windows 7 on Mac with VMWare Fusion - need to purchase retail Windows 7? | Tukapa (62) | Press F1 |
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| 1301616 | 2012-09-17 21:25:00 | I dont know why people are suggesting boot camp or WINE....I have installed 7 on Fusion & Parallels before and it works great, you can even have the windows apps access via the mac desktop so it doesnt even look like windows 7 is running..... The staff can have their Mac, and windows 7 in the background with the special software running....! Besides which, Fusion is already paid for and installed.... And yes, every Windows 7 install needs a valid licence period. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1301617 | 2012-09-17 21:46:00 | I am suggesting WINE simply as a way for them to reduce costs, however if money not a consideration then obviously Win7 is the way to go. (I have yet to meet a boss who doesn't think money is a consideration, however one may exist) :p |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1301618 | 2012-09-18 10:54:00 | Thanks all. I think I will try an install of Win 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM first and see how that goes. I have a disc here so will install without the key to start with and see if the trial fires up then can activate later if it's all good. Learning about these blasted Mac things slowly. Still won't be recommending them! |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1301619 | 2012-09-18 11:06:00 | I dont know why people are suggesting boot camp or WINE....I have installed 7 on Fusion & Parallels before and it works great, you can even have the windows apps access via the mac desktop so it doesnt even look like windows 7 is running..... The staff can have their Mac, and windows 7 in the background with the special software running....! Besides which, Fusion is already paid for and installed.... And yes, every Windows 7 install needs a valid licence period. The only concern I would have with VMware or any other program which effectively emulates a windows enviroment is performance issues, but if the program is a basic windows forms application you should be just fine. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1301620 | 2012-09-20 02:20:00 | Instead of installing Windows7 under VMWare Fusion, you can ditch both and use a commercial implementation of WINE such as the Crossover for Mac from Codeweavers (www.codeweavers.com). You can get a trial version and see if your application works and if it works buy the license for US$60 which would be lot cheaper than buying Windows7 license | tmrafi (5179) | ||
| 1301621 | 2012-09-20 03:59:00 | OEM version should work, but I doubt it will be licensed to run under a VM. | Alex B (15479) | ||
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