Windows 7 Pro 64-bit: Boot Campt or Parallels 6

I recently purchased a 13" MacBook Air (maxed out) and wanted to get some opinions regarding Windows 7 Pro (64-bit). Please tell me whether or not you are running Win 7 via Boot Camp or Parallels and why you chose that option over the other.
I'm currently in the process of installing Win 7 Pro on a USB flash drive but it's taking a little longer than anticipated. I'm thinking about going the Boot Camp option, but wanted to get some thoughts on it first.
Thanks!

MJMP1 wrote:
On my 27" iMac, I have Parallels 6 installed with Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) running off of an external hard drive. The external hard drive is connected to the iMac via FireWire 800. No real issues there.
I wanted to get a sense of how many people have attempted to install the Windows OS onto an USB flash drive. My concern was the potential performance difference between a FireWire 800 and a USB 2.0 connection.
This afternoon, I set up Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) on a USB flash drive to use with my 13" MacBook Air. I haven't installed all the required Windows updates yet (in the process of doing so), but the responsiveness of the Windows OS does seem a little sluggish.
I may be tempted to halt using Parallels 6 on my MacBook Air and shift to Boot Camp if there is a chance that it will run smoother/faster in environment. But the whole point of using the USB flash drive is to "conserve" as much of the MacBook Air's SSD space...
Is there a "Boot Camp how-to" on Apple's website? If so, could you direct it to me? Thanks!
Firewire 800 is twice as fast as USB 2.0 and USB is not continuous like Firewire, but bursty throughput. There are Bootcamp instructions in multiple places on Support (each machine I think). Bootcamp is either/or (OS X or Windows running at one time) unless you use it with Parallels. If Windows is installed on your SSD, it should scream

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I have Windows 7 Professional 32-bit on my MacBook Pro and have Boot Camp 3.0 now. I've tried to install Boot Camp 3.1 both using the Apple Software Update on Windows and the installation from http://support.apple.com/kb/dl996 but it won't work. Are there any ways to solve this problem?
Message was edited by: Ho Ren Sen

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
do you have any kind of Remote Viewing software installed, like LogMeIn or Go To My PC ?
These are known to cause trouble with the the BC Driver packages.
Check if there are additional Graphics Adapter shown (apart from the "real" one).
If so, uninstall the remote software, do the 3.1 update and then reinstall.
Regards
Stefan

I had creative cloud installed in a parallels deskto virtual machine on my mac, I delete the virtual machine without deactivate the creative cloud. after reinstall a new VM running windows 8.1. pro 64 bits, I downloaded the creative cloud installer but it

I had creative cloud installed in a parallels deskto virtual machine on my mac, I delete the virtual machine without deactivate the creative cloud. after reinstall a new VM running windows 8.1. pro 64 bits, I downloaded the creative cloud installer but it does not install ang give an Error code 72, it is assuming that I already are using the Creative cloud in 2 computer, but itis no the case, how to solve this situation?

Dave: I did the Microsoft Update two days before this happened, and rebooted as required. I just created a new restore point and lauched Creative Cloud. Now I get the famous white screen:
It just sits and spins (been 10 minutes now).
Fortunately, I saved away this command (which I've had to use 4 or 5 times already):
del %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE\opm.db
Unfortunately now, I get this (even after closing the above window):
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
So I killed everything that said "Adobe" in the task manager and this time, the command succeeded.
Fortunately, the current apps seem to still work. I can't seem to find the "Creative Cloud" app in the applications on my system, but I launched Photoshop CC, told it to look for updates, and got a list of the 5 prgorams that need updates in the Adobe Application manager:
I will proceed with the updates, holding my breath.

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