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Running Windows on Mac, help?

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Shadowprice

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Looking for advice on how to go about running Windows on Mac. What is the best way to do this and what exactly are the benefits of running Windows on a Mac? Was thinking the sole purpose to be able to play some of my older PC games on it. I have a iMac 20" 2.4 Core 2 Duo Processor with 2GB RAM. Was wondering if this would run smooth, and how would FEAR run on it?

How do I go about this..? I've never looked into it before.
 
There are two ways to do it, you can either use Boot Camp, or you can run Windows inside of Mac. Boot Camp is different, you have the option of booting into Mac OS X or Windows every time you start your computer. Running it inside of Mac is different - you probably want to use Boot Camp. Look it up and read some more about it.
 
Boot camp is still the best option for gaming.

Basically, you re-partition your HD into 2 parts, 1 for your OS X system, and 1 for your Windows system.

At bootup, you hold the option key, and choose between them.

You need leopard to (easily) do this though. It will work on tiger if you can find the boocamp installer in it's beta form, but you'll have to change the date on your computer to some time last year. The beta has expired now.
 
Another thing you can do is install Parallels or something similar to access your Bootcamp partition. Once you install Windows XP/Vista on your Bootcamp partition, install Parallels (I use Parallels as an example because that's what I have installed) and point it to the Bootcamp partition.

After that, you'll have the option of booting to Windows at startup or opening it up from inside OSX. Provides a lot of versatility.
 
First off, neither Parallels or Fusion will get you enough performance for running something like FEAR. UT2k4, maybe, older stuff, sure, but not FEAR. Especially since 3d support in both is extremely limited right now.

As for anything beyond that - Bootcamp will get you there, as much as an HD2400 or HD2600 can run the games - it's just like windows anywhere else. I'd suggest doing that for gaming.
 
Yup, bootcamp for native access to your hardware. Parallels and Fusion both have experimental DX9 support but it's a far cry from the real deal.
 
aquanutz said:
Yup, bootcamp for native access to your hardware. Parallels and Fusion both have experimental DX9 support but it's a far cry from the real deal.
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If you have enough space to runs Bootcamp definitely go with it. If not I prefer Fusion over Parallels, I have no idea why, just a personal preference
 
on the plus side if you need to use windows while running os x you can always run your bootcamp partition In paralells.
 
I've done Boot Camp, and even took notes while doing it at my job (I work as an IT professional). Hit me up via PM if you ever need any help doing it (I'll have to dig up those notes). It works LIKE A CHARM! I did it on a Mac Mini and it did all the drivers too. Was so easy and quick.
 
Running Boot Camp was easier than actually installing Windows on a PC. It was absolutely painless. I now play Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines on my Macbook Pro.
 
If you want to game - bootcamp
for just regular usage - Parallels in coherance mode is nice
 
CKMorpheus said:
Running Boot Camp was easier than actually installing Windows on a PC. It was absolutely painless. I now play Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines on my Macbook Pro.
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um okay?

well easy cause apple provides the drivers, otherwise it is the exact same install procedure as a PC...
 
and any hardware you buy for your PC - they include the drivers on a cd (they obviously cant put all your drivers on a CD cuse they dont know what your buying)

buy a dell - they include the drivers......

same thing...
 
+1 vote for Boot Camp and VMWare Fusion. I play any number of games on my first generation MBP using Boot Camp, and any other kind of less intensive access works like a charm through VMWare. I just assign a dedicated space to Windows XP full screen...never fails to wow everyone who sees.
 
I use Boot Camp for gaming on my Macbook Pro. Installation is super easy and it works perfectly. Team Fortress 2 and Unreal Tournament 3 both run great. FEAR should run fine on your configuration.
 
Bootcamp. Its simple. It just repartitions your drive in the size you specify, and changes the bootloader.

Then you burn the CD with drivers, and install Windows as your normally would. The driver CD is one step, and installs everything at once.

Then you can hold the option key while rebooting to select the OS you need.
 
^^ as said, you could also use something like reFFIT (i think that is it( which is an alternative bootloader for OSX.
 
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