[macvoiceover] Re: running Windows

But the problem is you have to activate both instances, the bootcamp and
the vmware fusion or whatever, I see this as a potential problem -- if
you import a bootcamp image to vmware fusion, I am pretty sure it will
ask you to reactivate because the virtual hardware is different.

Bubba <bubbathegeek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, I heard about this on another list and what I understand is it is from
> one of the virtual windows company and you are aloud to do this because you
> can't boot from boot camp and run the virtual windows at the same time. Or
> run the virtual window and boot from boot camp at the same time. So some how
> it see it as one windows installed. I think it was fusion but not sure.
>  
> 
> 
> Sign,
> Bubba
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:41 PM
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: running Windows
> 
> You could, but the activation won't work i.e. Microsoft may wonder that you
> have two different activations with the same product key.
> 
> Tommy Craig <tecraig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I don't believe that you have to have one or the other. You should be 
> > able to have fussion installed so that you can run windows in a 
> > virtual machine but also boot up straight into windows as well.
> > 
> > Tommy
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lena Contreras
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:46 AM
> > To: Voice Over
> > Subject: [macvoiceover] running Windows
> > 
> > 
> > Hi
> > I am going to partition my hard drive so I can run Windows on my Mac 
> > in case
> > 
> > I need it.  Could you tell me the pros and cons of VM Fusion and Boot
> Camp? 
> > If I choose Boot Camp, how easy is it to tell the computer which OS I 
> > want to run at start up: Apple or Windows?  I am thinking I may not 
> > have to use Windows that much but really don't know.  I could always 
> > keep my old Windows
> > 
> > laptop around until it dies for those times I need Windows.  Any 
> > thoughts would be appreciated.
> > Lena and Alden the dog
> > 
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