actually quite a lot complaining abt win7 havent got full support by apple... they say be4 the end of the year, SL will fully support win7. new drivers!

i never tried (only tried in xp), but should be able to. i dun see why not unless got driver problem with airport

no problem. it'll work juz like any other windows machine

juz remember a Mac running in bootcamp is the exact same thing as a normal windows PC. i have never encountered anything that can be done on a PC but not in bootcamp. apart from overclocking lah

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Dec 4 2009, 03:17 PM

no lah, juz wait a few weeks. hopefully apple will keep their promise

1) u can choose how much RAM the VM can use. maybe u can assign 2gb for it since u have 4gb RAM. for proc u can choose 1 core or 2 core, but honestly i dont know how it works
2) i didnt use p2p 4 a long time, but should be fine. can specify what p2p? can help try 4 u 1st
3) also not sure about p2p, but i managed to run some portable apps from a USB drive. when connecting a USB drive, parallels will ask u want to connect to Mac or VM. even u connect to Mac, u can easily connect it to the VM later on without ejecting it. what i normally do for drives is to juz connect to Mac, because u can actually browse to the drive from the VM. pretty neat
4) system slow down is confirm got one la ;p but u have 4gb ram it wont be too bad for winxp or win7. as for heat, i didnt check my temperature but my fan doesnt suddenly spin loudly.
5) u mean flash games? yes. if u mean like 3d games, only a few can run smoothly.
6) i think those messy stuff they mentioned is like when u right click and Open with a file in OSX...even windows programs are listed as well, n u can even set certain files to defaultly open in a windows app. for example, i can set .DOCX files to open in office2007. so when i doubleclick it, parallels will auto launch, then launch office07 to open my file. but i prefer to do this myself.

obviously running 2 OS is definitely going to slow down any system a bit. but i think u're better of with parallels cuz of p2p. if u p2p in bootcamp...then u cant access OSX at all without disrupting ur download, so u're stuck in windows until ur download completes..which kinda defeats the purpose of buying a mac in the 1st place. better let it download while u're in OSX.

but for ur online games..can specify what game? anyway i think its best 4 u to download a trial. its fully featured, runs exactly is how it'd be if u bought one. then u can test everything u want

the emil chronicle game.. suggested specs for graphics is 7300gt or radeon 9660... those are mid-range directX 9 days.. should run fine maple story im not sure, but if i remember right the graphics is 2d?

yes the proc n RAM will go back to default settings after u quit parallels. also, i think p2p is not necessarily illegal...even microsoft use p2p to spread win7 beta few months ago

go download the trial!

i need microsoft word 07, excel 07 n autocad

but now using Fusion 3...seem more or less the same as PD5... but much better than PD 4 i was upgrading from

looks like u've done ur homework. kudos

its ur choice. u can make a separate windows installation in PD, or u can tell PD to make a virtual machine based on ur boot camp partition (in this case, obviously u have to boot camp 1st). if separate, it will be a brand new installation and have nothing to do at all with ur boot camp partition. legally u need 2 windows license for this. the advantage of this is u wont have to specify how big the windows partition is since no partitioning is involved.

if u make VM from boot camp, it'll be exactly like ur bootcamp partition with all the programs u installed. also, whatever changes u make when running windows in PD, it will show up in boot camp. and vice versa. u'll only need 1 windows license here, n save disk space as well. but once u set how big the windows/bootcamp partition is, u cant change it (from what i know, maybe there are methods to do this).

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Dec 8 2009, 12:45 AM

autocad on WinXP feels faster to me compared to win7. the MINIMUM ram requirement for windows7 is already 1gb. if winxp, 256mb also no problem

google these two softwares: Parallels Desktop 5, and VMware Fusion 3. those are virtualization apps that let u run other OS within OSX. both website are very helpful in showcasing what u can do with the apps, and u can also download a trial. just pick either PD or Fusion (both are very good) and install ubuntu

not officially, but possible

just create new virtual machine to install windows xp and delete the win7 VM. u dont 'format' a virtual machine..its VIRTUAL

eventhough VMware supports up to directX 9.0c and shader model 3.0 (which l4d2 uses), dont bet on it. fusion3 can't even run 3dmark06

i'd say dont bother gaming in virtualization...u cant be sure which games will run and which wont. u also wont have enough graphics power modern games demand. for programs like office, autocad etc still ok...but gaming, no

got L4D for mac???

bootcamp had this problem since version 1.0

last i tried, even in 3.0 still got

that's a common problem with boot camp, dont worry. i think everyone has the same problem

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Added on December 13, 2009, 1:51 pmcare to further explain 'cant boot'? at what screen u got stuck?

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Dec 13 2009, 01:51 PM

well, yes and no... u still need to install antivirus to protect ur XP partition. but the virus wont affect OSX so there u go. so if u're like me, where my boot camp partition is only for gaming...i didnt install any antivirus. if virus come in, juz reformat ;p

every software from the SL disc is already installed when u purchase ur Mac except for the developer tools. u can install it if u need it.

disk space u decide hehe. for me 30gb is just nice

oh ya i forgot in Bootcamp 3.0 can access OSX partition. not sure if virus can go in the OSX partition or not :S

BUT THEN...parallels desktop 4 can install win7 lah. u need to update, it works on all 'editions'

IMO, 'failing to boot from DVD' does not indicate HDD problem at all

maybe the DVD got prob? u can always merge the partition back and then partition again...juz hope u wont get the 'files cannot be moved' error

ohh sorry i misread..i thought it cant boot after u press 'any key' ;p

maybe partition problem, but only for the windows one. can u boot into OSX?

actually its not off topic issue...i wanted to suggest u to install using .iso as well

no need to download anything, juz launch Disk Utility. put in the XP CD, go to File > New > Disk Image from (the XP cd). save it somewhere. then open parallels and direct it to install from the ISO u created

can u try opening the disk in OSX? i notice superdrives are very picky with dvds. my 'applications dvd' and ACPP techtool dvd got ejected right out after i inserted it