Bootcamp - XP or Vista 64? VMWare?

Feek · 23-08-2008, 19:29

On my shelf are my XP and Vista x64 disks, I have a spare hard drive, I have a spare hole for a hard drive. It makes sense to use this spare slot and drive and partition it into two for one to hold a SuperDuper! image and the other to hold a Windows partition.

I quite like Vista, how well is Vista 64 Ultimate going to work bootcamped and will that Vista also work in my VMWare Fusion or am I better off sticking with bootcamping XP. I've never really liked XP much, for all I care it may as well never have existed.

Note, I don't really have a need to do this, it's me playing with stuff because I can!

Daz · 23-08-2008, 19:32

Some guys at MS told me that Vista works really well bootcamped on a Mac. In fact they were using it in the office!

They wrote drivers for all the odd little lights and things so I guess someone's been thinking about it.

Feek · 23-08-2008, 20:40

I'll give it a try, what concerns me is whether a bootcamped Vista x64 will work through VMWare Fusion as well.

Burble · 24-08-2008, 09:54

Vista x64 works very nicely on my Macbook. That said I'm using 32bit at the moment because I didn't have an x64 DVD around when I replaced the hard drive.

No idea about VMWare Fusion though, I'm yet to try it out.

Mark · 24-08-2008, 13:44

I've only tried this stuff in Parallels. One problem you may hit is Bootcamp and VMWare wanting different drivers. In my case it sorted itself out after a re-activation or two, but then I was using XP and Parallels.

23-08-2008, 19:29	#1
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Bootcamp - XP or Vista 64? VMWare? On my shelf are my XP and Vista x64 disks, I have a spare hard drive, I have a spare hole for a hard drive. It makes sense to use this spare slot and drive and partition it into two for one to hold a SuperDuper! image and the other to hold a Windows partition. I quite like Vista, how well is Vista 64 Ultimate going to work bootcamped and will that Vista also work in my VMWare Fusion or am I better off sticking with bootcamping XP. I've never really liked XP much, for all I care it may as well never have existed. Note, I don't really have a need to do this, it's me playing with stuff because I can! __________________

23-08-2008, 19:32	#2
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Some guys at MS told me that Vista works really well bootcamped on a Mac. In fact they were using it in the office! They wrote drivers for all the odd little lights and things so I guess someone's been thinking about it. __________________ apt-get moo

23-08-2008, 20:40	#3
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I'll give it a try, what concerns me is whether a bootcamped Vista x64 will work through VMWare Fusion as well. __________________

24-08-2008, 09:54	#4
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Vista x64 works very nicely on my Macbook. That said I'm using 32bit at the moment because I didn't have an x64 DVD around when I replaced the hard drive. No idea about VMWare Fusion though, I'm yet to try it out.

24-08-2008, 13:44	#5
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I've only tried this stuff in Parallels. One problem you may hit is Bootcamp and VMWare wanting different drivers. In my case it sorted itself out after a re-activation or two, but then I was using XP and Parallels.