Please help...better to run PC Games, Boot Camp or Parallels?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

definitely boot camp. you have a more direct path to the hardware, which will improve performance vs. parallels, where you're essentially running some virtual hardware over the top of OS X.

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Installing Snow Leopard but also Boot Camp or Parallels

I have a 2006 MacBook (Intel, core duo) and have a 320 gb HD, 2 gb RAM, running 10.5.8.
I'd like to install Snow Leopard but also would like to partition my HD and install Boot Camp (or Parallels 4.x - I have that version, fully paid etc. but not version 5 of Parallels. Or should I move to Parallels 5 if I move to Snow Leopard?)
I have a full bootable backup (2) on FW400 LaCie External HD's. I have the SL Original DVD.
What is the best way to do this? At present I have 60 gb free space (about 20% of the 297 gb formatted total space available).
Thanks for any comments! Oh, yes - I'm anticipating a new MacBook Pro 13" any time now (Thought the new ones would be out by now!) - Well it will come with SL installed; and I will order one with a 500 gb HD (or larger if available then). Can I migrate my current MB data and files to the new MacBook using migration assistant? But what if I want a partition for BootCamp and Windows (XP likely as I have that)--? Should I partition the new MBP HD first (can I partition it without erasing everything?
Best regards,
Steve Schulte
Sunday 14 March 2010

Frankly, were you to run Parallels 5 you should have more RAM installed, but your model cannot support more than the 2 GBs you have installed now. You would be better off running Windows via Boot Camp on that machine. However, the new computer will have 4 GBs of RAM installed so it is better suited to running Windows via Parallels. And, yes, if you run Snow Leopard you need Parallels 5.x both for compatibility and performance reasons.
Open Boot Camp Assistant and click on the wide button on the left to print out the documentation. Read it carefully before using Boot Camp Assistant. Yes, you partition the drive without erasing it, but you can only have one Windows and one OS X partition on the same drive. Otherwise it makes no difference when you use Boot Camp.
Your XP must be a retail installer with SP2 and only the 32-bit version. You cannot use an OEM installer that came with another computer.

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I am using a Macbook Pro that is running Windows with Boot Camp. I want to connect it to my iMac so that I can use the iMac as a second monitor.
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See if your equipment qualifies:
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Boot Camp or Parallels?

I'm a new iMac user. I think I might need to run some Windows applications on occasion.
What do you folks suggest: Boot Camp (that came with the OS) or Parallels? Is Parallels worth the $80?
Thanks,
Jeff
Message was edited by: jla930

You have to buy Windows separately. This is the case for both Boot Camp and Parallels. However, you can use the same Windows license and run both Boot Camp and Parallels if you choose.
Parallels is great for convenient casual use. I use it for Quicken, occasional Internet Explorer use, and to run the capture software for my Polar Heart Rate Monitor/Watch. You will probably find that the performance is better than the last Windows machine you used.
If you want to do graphics intensive gaming, where you want every possible processor cycle available for the game, use Boot Camp. I don't do this, so Parallels has been sufficient for me.
Message was edited by: AppleMan1958

For my purposes, should I install Boot Camp or Parallels?

I have a three year old iMac running Mavericks with 8 gigs of RAM. I want to take a class that teaches 3D design using 3ds Max. If I do I'm going to need to use a Windows platform to run the software. Never having used either one, would I be better off using Boot Camp or Parallels? Also, I haven't used Windows since I had Vista installed on a Dell laptop, which was a major proponent for my switch over to a large Mac. But I hated Vista!!! Now I believe they're up to Windows 8. Is Windows 8 better than 7?

Windows 7 is better than windows 8 for many reasons but either are workable. I prefer parallels when I need windows (in fact I don't have a bootcamp partition) because I like to have access to my mail, calendar, iTunes, ... If your application will work with parallels then I would go parallels+win7. It won't be as fast as bootcamp but since it is a class, maybe speed isn't your top concern.
win7 cost money
parallels cost money
bootcamp is free
good luck.

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I have a 24" iMac (2009 model) and have successfully installing Windows 7 RC1 using Boot Camp. No problems at all and everything is working fine. But now I'm contemplating purchasing Parallels and using Windows 7 in a window.
I just need to know the steps involved and how this works. First I purchase and install Parallels. Then I run it and somehow tell it to use my Boot Camp partition for the VM, right? In this way, I'm assuming I don't actually have to install Windows 7 again or make another partition, right? Once I get the VM installed, then I can either boot to Windows 7 from startup OR boot from within Mac OS using Parallels and it would be the same?
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Should I Use Boot Camp or Parallels for use of a Windows Desktop?

I am migrating from a PC to a Mac; I want to take advantage of having a Windows desktop to run some apps until i buy Mac equivalent software;
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Hi,
to achieve full computing power while in Windows you have to use BootCamp and for Photoshop and other apps of that caliber in Windows its the best.
For apps less demanding using Parallels (VMWare Fusion) is sufficient enough and the slight downgrade in speed is negligible.
You should however (if not already done) max out the RAM of your Mac.
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Stefan

About Boot Camp and Parallels

Can I use the Windows Xp that I installed by Boot Camp for Parallels?
In the other hand, Do I need a Windows installation for Boot Camp and other for Parallels?
Thanks in advance.

But note that you will need to reactivate Windows when you run it under Parallels for the first time. For this reactivation you will probably need to call Microsoft.

Want bigger hard drive and replace boot camp with parallels

Bought the 15" MBP on day one now more than two years ago. The 80 gig hard drive is nowhere near enough now and having to essentially shut down to run boot camp no longer works (I'm an accountant and need to be able to flip back and forth quickly).
Two questions:
1) Can I add a much bigger hard drive to my original version MBP?
2) If so, can I expand my pitiful 5 gig boot camp windows partition to, say, 20 gig and have parallels run it without having to reinstall all the windows programs?
That would be my perfect world, is it possible?

Are you under warranty? If so, you would probably want to get an Apple authorized repair shop to replace the hard drive so you don't risk voiding your warranty. But you can replace it with a much larger one, like the 320 GB Western Digital or the 500 GB Samsung if you can find one. There is another thread on this forum concerning the 500 GB drives. Not all 500 GB drives will fit in a 15" MBP--some are too tall.
Not familiar with either boot camp or parallels, but with the bigger drive, you should be able to easily have a bigger partition for windows. As to whether you would need to reinstall the windows programs, someone more familiar with windows would have to address that part of your question.
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Migrate from Boot Camp to Parallels

I've followed the threads about using the Boot Camp partition as a VM in Parallels, but I want to know if there is an advantage to keeping the Boot Camp partition if I doubt I'll ever need to re-boot into Boot Camp. I'm thinking I want to migrate my WinXP installation from Boot Camp into Parallels, and then delete the Boot Camp partition alltogether. How would I do this, and am I just making extra work for myself?

wadelaw wrote:
I may not have been clear before. I want to know the best way to migrate an existing Boot Camp WinXP installation into a Parallels VM. I would rather NOT simply use the Boot Camp partition as a VM.
Hi,
Parallels Transporter http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/features/transporter/ should do the trick.
Regards
Stefan

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Please help me on my Android game

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Hi,
I am facing this problem, Please help me, I am attaching the source files
also along with the mail. This is a small CMP EJB application, I am using
IAS SP2 on NT server with Oracle 8. I highly appreciate if someone can send
me the working copy of the same. I need these urgent. I am porting all my
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Err.........
[06/Sep/2001 13:41:29:7] error: EBFP-marshal_internal: internal exception
caught
in kcp skeleton, exception = java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
[06/Sep/2001 13:41:29:7] error: Exception Stack Trace:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_kcp_skel_CompanyHome.create__com_se_sales_c
ustomer_Company__java_lang_Integer__indir_wstr__215617959(ejb_kcp_skel_Compa
nyHo
me.java:205)
at com.kivasoft.ebfp.FPRequest.invokenative(Native Method)
at com.kivasoft.ebfp.FPRequest.invoke(Unknown Source)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_kcp_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_kcp_stub_Co
mpanyHome.java:297)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_stub_CompanyHom
e.java:89)
at
com.se.sales.customer.CompanyServlet.doGet(CompanyServlet.java:35)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:865)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletInfo.service(Unknown
Source)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletRunner.execute(Unkno
wn Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.thread.ThreadBasic.run(Native Method)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)
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at com.kivasoft.eb.EBExceptionUtility.idToSystem(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.ebfp.FPUtility.replyToException(Unknown Source)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_kcp_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_kcp_stub_Co
mpanyHome.java:324)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_stub_CompanyHom
e.java:89)
at
com.se.sales.customer.CompanyServlet.doGet(CompanyServlet.java:35)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:865)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletInfo.service(Unknown
Source)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletRunner.execute(Unkno
wn Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.thread.ThreadBasic.run(Native Method)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)
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[Attachment iplanet_app.jar, see below]
[Attachment iplanet_src.jar, see below]

One reason that I sometimes get 'NoSuchMethodError' is when I make a change to a
java class that is imported into another java class. When I go to run the
importing class, it will throw a 'NoSuchMethodError' on any methods that I've
changed in the imported class. The solution is to recompile the importing class
with the changed classes in the classpath.
shravan wrote:
Hi,
I am facing this problem, Please help me, I am attaching the source files
also along with the mail. This is a small CMP EJB application, I am using
IAS SP2 on NT server with Oracle 8. I highly appreciate if someone can send
me the working copy of the same. I need these urgent. I am porting all my
beans from bea weblogic to Iplanet. Please help me dudes.
Err.........
[06/Sep/2001 13:41:29:7] error: EBFP-marshal_internal: internal exception
caught
in kcp skeleton, exception = java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
[06/Sep/2001 13:41:29:7] error: Exception Stack Trace:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_kcp_skel_CompanyHome.create__com_se_sales_c
ustomer_Company__java_lang_Integer__indir_wstr__215617959(ejb_kcp_skel_Compa
nyHo
me.java:205)
at com.kivasoft.ebfp.FPRequest.invokenative(Native Method)
at com.kivasoft.ebfp.FPRequest.invoke(Unknown Source)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_kcp_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_kcp_stub_Co
mpanyHome.java:297)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_stub_CompanyHom
e.java:89)
at
com.se.sales.customer.CompanyServlet.doGet(CompanyServlet.java:35)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:865)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletInfo.service(Unknown
Source)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletRunner.execute(Unkno
wn Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.thread.ThreadBasic.run(Native Method)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)
Caught an exception.
java.rmi.RemoteException: SystemException: exid=UNKNOWN
at com.kivasoft.eb.EBExceptionUtility.idToSystem(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.ebfp.FPUtility.replyToException(Unknown Source)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_kcp_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_kcp_stub_Co
mpanyHome.java:324)
at
com.se.sales.customer.ejb_stub_CompanyHome.create(ejb_stub_CompanyHom
e.java:89)
at
com.se.sales.customer.CompanyServlet.doGet(CompanyServlet.java:35)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:865)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletInfo.service(Unknown
Source)
at
com.netscape.server.servlet.servletrunner.ServletRunner.execute(Unkno
wn Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.applogic.AppLogic.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.kivasoft.thread.ThreadBasic.run(Native Method)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)
Thanks in advance
Shravan
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Encoding: x-uuencode
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