[FRIAM] Which Windows for Mac?

[Nick Frost]

Owen Densmore wrote:

> On Dec 18, 2006, at 12:56 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> 
>> This may be a bit odd a question, but..
>>    Which version of Windows should I use for my new Intel MacBook Pro?

Hi Owen;

I'm thinking you mean to run Windows via the Parallels virtual machine 
within OS X.

I would suggest XP Professional.  Mainstream updates for Windows 2000 
ceased in June 2005.  XP Home is to be avoided.  Windows Vista is too 
new, so I think that should be avoided.  Anyway, you can't purchase 
Vista until Jan 2007 (though the beta RC1 is out now).

I run Windows XP Professional SP2 within VMWARE under Linux (Gentoo) and 
once set-up properly it runs fine, that is of course dependent on what 
hardware one is using, but I know at least one person running XP Pro 
successfully under Parallels on a Macbook (Intel).

You can get Windows XP Professional for $140 here;

  Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116059

Hope that helps.

-Nick

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