Is it possible or do I have to install windows 7 through bootcamp for the xp virtualization to work?
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Can I run XP virtualization on Windows 7 through VMware fusion?
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I'm confused, VMFusion only runs on Mac. From how I'm interpreting it, you want to install Windows 7 in Bootcamp, and then from there run VMFusion and create a virtual environment that runs XP?
Could you please clarify for me what you are saying, so I can better understand and maybe help you out?
Sure sorry 🙂 I installed Windows 7 in VMware and Microsoft has free Xp Virtualization software in which you can run XP Programs on Windows 7 but when I tried to open it it said it needed hardware support, does this mean I need windows 7 to run it in bootcamp instead of VMware to run the xp virtualization in windows 7?
Hmm, I don't know the answer to this...I would guess that it would work, just completely hog all of your memory and run reaaaally slow, but I guess it doesn't.
Sorry I'm not of much help here, hopefully someone else can step in.
wywern209
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u need to install on bootcamp for good performance. running a Vm inside of another VM isn't making the best use of the power u have. add to that, i don't think that VMware emulates your hardware to correct specs. i suggest installing through a HDD partition on bootcamp assistant and then running the XP virtualization from there.
Ivan P
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Yeah, thats spot on.
When you run VMWare it shares the hardware between both OS X and the Windows virtual machine; if you have, for example, 2GB of RAM, neither OS will be able to utilise all 2GB while the virtual machine is running. As a result, some features will simply not work - for example, you cannot use the Aero interface in Windows 7 if you're using VMWare Fusion to run it. Under Boot Camp, Windows has access to all of your computer's hardware. I remember I did a hardware test that's bundled into Windows 7 that gives it a score based on your computer's resources; in VMWare Fusion I got a 1, meaning 'advanced' features were disabled and that, basically, Windows couldn't really access much. Under Boot Camp I got, if I recall correctly, 5.3 (on my 2.4GHz unibody MacBook Pro). I may be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that you need at least a 3 to run said 'advanced features'.
QUOTE=Ivan P;8120299]Yeah, thats spot on.
When you run VMWare it shares the hardware between both OS X and the Windows virtual machine; if you have, for example, 2GB of RAM, neither OS will be able to utilise all 2GB while the virtual machine is running. As a result, some features will simply not work - for example, you cannot use the Aero interface in Windows 7 if you're using VMWare Fusion to run it. Under Boot Camp, Windows has access to all of your computer's hardware. I remember I did a hardware test that's bundled into Windows 7 that gives it a score based on your computer's resources; in VMWare Fusion I got a 1, meaning 'advanced' features were disabled and that, basically, Windows couldn't really access much. Under Boot Camp I got, if I recall correctly, 5.3 (on my 2.4GHz unibody MacBook Pro). I may be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that you need at least a 3 to run said 'advanced features'.[/QUOTE]
Excellent gonna do that now , thanx guys! 😀