Macbook and running XP

[shiftspark]

Hi

I need a pc to run some windows based programs so I am going to use my Macbook , I think I need to use boot camp and a copy of XP.

Do I need to use windows antivirus as well ? or only if I go online with xp ?

Any other mac software you can recommend ?

Cheers

 

[04kendalld]

Yeah you could use parallels 10 desktop, running windows xp and you need an anti-virus as its a virtual machine and still can get infected but won't affect the mac itself.

Hope this helps

 

[ncoppen]

I use to use Parallels when I had my mac. Really really good piece of software, although a bit pricey.

A cheaper (free) alternative is to get Sun Virtual Box. Which is almost the same, but not as smooth in my experiences. Depends how much you're going to use it.

When I say "not as smooth" I found that accessing the Macs folders from inside the virtual box a real pain, although I admit, I haven't tried recently.

You could use bootcamp, but it's a bit of a pain to just soley run XP instead of using a virtual machine

 

[Gavin.]

Im running Vmware Fusion with a Windows 7 partition, it works well enough.

 

[BIGASH]

I just downloaded AVG virus software for mine yesterday Colin, it was free and seems to work well

 

[ncoppen]

As far as Anti-Virus goes I would use Microsoft Security Essentials. Completely free and I've been using it on my PC for nearly 2 years now with no issues or viruses since!

Doesn't piss you off with constant pop-ups like some do and does pretty quick scans (atleast on my system)

 

[Pep]

Depending on what operating system your Mc is, bootcamp won't work.

Im on Lion on my MBA and it doesn't support XP so I ended up using parallels. It's only £60 and works really well.

 

[BIGASH]

This is the link Colin from where I got Parallels if you choose to go down this route it was the cheapest I could find http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005KOBGP4/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Adam.]

Parallels.

It also comes with antivirus.

 

[shiftspark]

Thanks for the info guys I will look into them, I am running Leopard so I think it will run xp on boot camp.

I use avg on the kids pc so will try that or microsoft av only thing is I am going to use an old copy of xp and "spare" licence I have so may stick with avg.

Cheers

 

[shiftspark]

This is the link Colin from where I got Parallels if you choose to go down this route it was the cheapest I could find http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005KOBGP4/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Are you running xp James ?

 

[BIGASH]

Running Windows 7 at the moment although it's all going a bit slow Kind of wish I had gone with XP

 

[shiftspark]

Running Windows 7 at the moment although it's all going a bit slow Kind of wish I had gone with XP

Is that with the DL1 ? have you used it with the Ec1 ?

Ta

 

[BIGASH]

Is that with the DL1 ? have you used it with the Ec1 ?

Ta

Just making the whole PC run slow I haven't got the interface for the EC1 though so can't comment on that

 

[shiftspark]

Just making the whole PC run slow I haven't got the interface for the EC1 though so can't comment on that

That's no good, that's why I moved away from windows years ago.