MacOS X Vista on my MacBook, Q&A session for all
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 Mar 3 2007, 04:17 PM, updated 19y ago
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I just installed Windows Vista Business Edition(got it free from somewhere
 ) and I am running it on my MacBook via Parallels Desktop 3170If you have any questions regarding Vista on MacBook, you can ask me and I will try to answer it P/S: What the heck I am doing with Windows? Mac OS X runs better than Vista frankly speaking  Will remove Vista from my Mac OS X after getting all the disadvantages of Vista |
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Mar 3 2007, 05:22 PM
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I just saw Vista running on a MacBook Black in KLCC. Was in TechPeace. How smooth is Vista running with the Intel GMA950?
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Mar 3 2007, 08:03 PM
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anyone know how to combine all partition back?
i got 3 partition now.. but i m using only the above one.. the below 2 i do not know how to delete and combine back till one.. coz i need to bootcamp window vista |
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Mar 6 2007, 04:23 AM
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QUOTE(yetieater @ Mar 3 2007, 05:22 PM) I just saw Vista running on a MacBook Black in KLCC. Was in TechPeace. How smooth is Vista running with the Intel GMA950? it's running smoothly   |
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Mar 7 2007, 10:08 AM
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in vista business... i'm sure u r turning ur aero interface off right ?
anything which doesnt work aside of the aero thingy ?? i'm planning to get parallel for vista |
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Mar 7 2007, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE(jensen_tidus @ Mar 7 2007, 10:08 AM) in vista business... i'm sure u r turning ur aero interface off right ? no...everything was turned on anything which doesnt work aside of the aero thingy ?? i'm planning to get parallel for vista |
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Mar 7 2007, 04:18 PM
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Which macbook are u using?? Cn give us the spec.
Will it take a long time to load?? DO u think it'll be fine if Vista Home Premium is installed?? |
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Mar 7 2007, 04:22 PM
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current spec:
Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz 1GB RAM ( will upgrading to 2GB soon due to heavy graphics processing) 80GB HDD time to load meaning load what? |
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Mar 7 2007, 04:30 PM
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QUOTE(babyk @ Mar 7 2007, 04:22 PM) current spec: Time for the OS to load completely before it can be used.Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz 1GB RAM ( will upgrading to 2GB soon due to heavy graphics processing) 80GB HDD time to load meaning load what? |
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Mar 7 2007, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(jensen_tidus @ Mar 7 2007, 11:08 AM) in vista business... i'm sure u r turning ur aero interface off right ? Better don't. Parallels is good for winxp atm. Why? Even you install vista, you won't have aero interface(it is because parallels currently don't support 3D acceleration), it is the same thing as winxp. Winxp smoother in parallels. anything which doesnt work aside of the aero thingy ?? i'm planning to get parallel for vista Anyway, if you want aero interface. Can, no problem. Just use bootcamp. Btw, just to let you know that Parallels is an emulator. So it will have a performance hit.  |
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Mar 7 2007, 08:48 PM
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 wow is there really going 2 be window vista in mac  cool  hw much would it cost Added on March 7, 2007, 8:49 pm by the way where can i buy it im planning 2 buy i new laptop in a couple of months ok!thanks! all support bernard mole  This post has been edited by moneyface_mario: Mar 7 2007, 08:49 PM |
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Mar 8 2007, 10:50 AM
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QUOTE(allvin @ Mar 7 2007, 04:45 PM) Anyway, if you want aero interface. Can, no problem. Just use bootcamp. hmm... vista on bootcamp is coming out soon ??yea... i'm worried bout my machine which is running hot sometimes when it's stressed too much on having 2 OS running at the same time... using parallel on xp btw = ) but if i'm using any bootcamp which support vista tat might come out in the future.... my gma950 can support the graphic hungry aero? |
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Mar 8 2007, 12:02 PM
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QUOTE(jensen_tidus @ Mar 8 2007, 11:50 AM) hmm... vista on bootcamp is coming out soon ?? Frankly, i'm not so sure because i don't have real mac. From what i read (insanelymac forum), you can use the currently beta bootcamp to install vista. Just got some of the driver issue which is not compatible in vista. yea... i'm worried bout my machine which is running hot sometimes when it's stressed too much on having 2 OS running at the same time... using parallel on xp btw = ) but if i'm using any bootcamp which support vista tat might come out in the future.... my gma950 can support the graphic hungry aero? |
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Mar 8 2007, 12:05 PM
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1 question...
When are you going to delete the Vista? lol |
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Mar 8 2007, 12:06 PM
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cool dude..plan2get a macbook n test n also mayb install vista..huhu
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Mar 8 2007, 02:04 PM
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 8 2007, 12:05 PM) 1 question... When are you going to delete the Vista? lol LOL |
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Mar 8 2007, 02:39 PM
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Mar 8 2007, 03:04 PM
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Lol....my Mac Mini has Vista Ultimate (bootcamp)
and the score is better than what i'm getting on my normal desktop PC... Mac Mini scored 3.2 Desktop PC scored = 3.0 Ish.... Added on March 8, 2007, 3:16 pm QUOTE(SanosukeSagara @ Mar 3 2007, 08:03 PM) anyone know how to combine all partition back? I had that problem too and finally had to start from scratch...i got 3 partition now.. but i m using only the above one.. the below 2 i do not know how to delete and combine back till one.. coz i need to bootcamp window vista Boot from Mac OS CD > used the Disk Utility and repartition all to 1 partition. Then re-installed OS X and ran boot camp... Sort of work now...  This post has been edited by FaTJ3sT3R aka Th!NjOK3R: Mar 8 2007, 03:16 PM |
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Mar 9 2007, 03:53 PM
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I'm sorry, this might a little bit out of topic, but does anyone have try install Mac OS X in Parallel?
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Mar 9 2007, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE(vandetta @ Mar 9 2007, 04:53 PM) I'm sorry, this might a little bit out of topic, but does anyone have try install Mac OS X in Parallel? i read it from insanelymac forum. Got one forumer got try install mac osx in parallels(hackintosh version btw) It will give you an error. But in VMWare successful install mac osx.  |
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Mar 9 2007, 05:11 PM
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Haha... You guys are great...
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Mar 30 2007, 10:17 AM
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QUOTE(babyk @ Mar 7 2007, 04:22 PM) current spec: Hey.. i'm using the same spec as urs... and i'm in parallel...Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz 1GB RAM ( will upgrading to 2GB soon due to heavy graphics processing but when my winxp running together with OSx, it makes my macbook kinda laggy = =  i think 2G will be more than enuf... anyway... vista should be even laggerif only 1G of ram being installed right ??  This post has been edited by jensen_tidus: Mar 30 2007, 12:51 PM |
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Apr 1 2007, 08:53 PM
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i jus installed vista on my mb using parallel n it lag like hell. i m using 604 mb of ram inside the virtual machine oni. threadstarter, can giv some tips on configuring the proper vista on parallel that is so smooth and got AERO?
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Apr 1 2007, 09:33 PM
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QUOTE(greenfrogz @ Apr 1 2007, 09:53 PM) i jus installed vista on my mb using parallel n it lag like hell. i m using 604 mb of ram inside the virtual machine oni. threadstarter, can giv some tips on configuring the proper vista on parallel that is so smooth and got AERO? I am sure if you install vista in parallels, you won't get AERO ATM, parallels don't have 3D acceleration. If you want vista, install it via bootcamp |
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Apr 4 2007, 09:46 AM
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QUOTE(greenfrogz @ Apr 1 2007, 08:53 PM) i jus installed vista on my mb using parallel n it lag like hell. i m using 604 mb of ram inside the virtual machine oni. threadstarter, can giv some tips on configuring the proper vista on parallel that is so smooth and got AERO? Allvin is right, I tried Vista on Parallel 3188, no AERO support, if you need AERO use BootCamp 1.2 beta... |
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Apr 10 2007, 12:54 PM
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Hey there... I am using my Macbook with Vista... it works wonderfully! I only had to install Vista coz my Engineering course needed some AutoCAD, and 3D Solidworks software.. which I couldn't get hold of for Mac... Window's Aero works beautifully... my Lowest base score is 2.3... but the rest are high.. all above 4.5.
My specs are Core Duo 2.0Ghz... 1GB 667MHz DDRII SDRAM... 120GB SATA... (40GB for vista)... Windows Vista Ultimate btw... |
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