1 Machine, 2 Monitors, 2 OS's?

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ricke46

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Let's say I've got a mac pro with OSX & XP installed and two monitors. Is it possible to run OSX on one monitor and XP on the other simataniously?

 

AliensAreFuzzy

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If you're using Parallels or Fusion, sure. Just set windows to full screen in your second monitor.

 

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Yes, with either Parallels or VMWare. You won't get much gaming performance at all though...

 

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ricke46

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AliensAreFuzzy said:

If you're using Parallels or Fusion, sure. Just set windows to full screen in your second monitor.

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I see. Thanks a lot for the help!

 

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ricke46

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psychofreak said:

Yes, with either Parallels or VMWare. You won't get much gaming performance at all though...

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I'm going to use it mainly for a java based web application. OSX doesn't support the latest java, which I need to run this application without hanging. VMware should be able to handle that, right?

 

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pattman247

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ricke46 said:

I'm going to use it mainly for a java based web application. OSX doesn't support the latest java, which I need to run this application without hanging. VMware should be able to handle that, right?

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yes

 

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ricke46

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pattman247 said:

yes

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Awesome! Thanks for the reply.