MSN Messenger

[bigbop@mac.com]

Has anyone tried running MSN Messnger via VPC or Bootcamp? Have you been able to use use video conference? What is the performance like?

[Kardashian]

Virtual PC is slow, most definatley.

BootCamp would deliver results to compete with PCs - if not faster.

Remember, BootCamp is NOT virtualisation - its the OS running nativley.

[Kardashian]

And yes, Video conferencing would work on BC. Not sure if the built-in iSights work yet, under Windows, though.

[bigandy]

search is your friend (http://forums.macrumors.com/search.php)...

[bigandy]

And yes, Video conferencing would work on BC. Not sure if the built-in iSights work yet, under Windows, though.

Boot Camp's latest incarnation has iSight drivers.

[Arip]

Boot Camp's latest incarnation has iSight drivers.


that wright, and it works PERFECT!

[bigbop@mac.com]

Ummm.... Seems that Bootcamp is the best option. Unfortunately I only have a Power Mac so can't get Bootcamp. Does anyone know about Parallels and running windows applications like Messenger/

[Nermal]

Parallels doesn't run on PowerPC systems.

[Lollypop]

Mind if I ask why you want to run MSN on windows? We do have msn access via a few applications, and a few of them even allow video chat. Believe its called aMSN??

[Eraserhead]

Mind if I ask why you want to run MSN on windows? We do have msn access via a few applications, and a few of them even allow video chat. Believe its called aMSN??

yep aMSN (http://amsn.sourceforge.net/), you can also look at Audio and video chatting Mac to PC for more information about different video/audio applications.