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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 1446962" data-attributes="member: 2989"><p>I don't run any spyware / spam / virus software. Don't need it. </p><p></p><p>For windows, I used to run it on boot camp. Just run bootcamp and follow the instructions. The OS X dvd has all the windows drivers required to run Win 7 natively with absolutely no work from you other than to click the OK button.</p><p></p><p>Now, I only run Win 7 64bit ultimate through a free Virtualization software from Sun Microsystems called VirtualBox. Unless you really need to do some really advanced and weird VM ninja hackery, VirtualBox is all you need. It's decently fast and free. Most web developers and programmers will either prefer VirtualBox or VMWare Fusion to run Windows in virtualization. If you need 3d performance out of your windows virtualization, then Parallels is the better option. If you need max performance in windows on a mac, then use boot camp instead to boot into windows natively.</p><p></p><p>With VMWare Fusion (and I'm pretty sure with Parallels also) you can skip boot camp and use VMware to boot directly into your windows partition or drive "natively." I haven't compared the speeds between this vs using boot camp. In my opinion, if you need the maximum windows performance with full 3d support, just use boot camp and boot natively.</p><p></p><p>About the only thing I ever use windows for on my Mac these days is testing websites on different versions of Internet Explorer to make sure websites render properly in them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aestus, post: 1446962, member: 2989"] I don't run any spyware / spam / virus software. Don't need it. For windows, I used to run it on boot camp. Just run bootcamp and follow the instructions. The OS X dvd has all the windows drivers required to run Win 7 natively with absolutely no work from you other than to click the OK button. Now, I only run Win 7 64bit ultimate through a free Virtualization software from Sun Microsystems called VirtualBox. Unless you really need to do some really advanced and weird VM ninja hackery, VirtualBox is all you need. It's decently fast and free. Most web developers and programmers will either prefer VirtualBox or VMWare Fusion to run Windows in virtualization. If you need 3d performance out of your windows virtualization, then Parallels is the better option. If you need max performance in windows on a mac, then use boot camp instead to boot into windows natively. With VMWare Fusion (and I'm pretty sure with Parallels also) you can skip boot camp and use VMware to boot directly into your windows partition or drive "natively." I haven't compared the speeds between this vs using boot camp. In my opinion, if you need the maximum windows performance with full 3d support, just use boot camp and boot natively. About the only thing I ever use windows for on my Mac these days is testing websites on different versions of Internet Explorer to make sure websites render properly in them. [/QUOTE]
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