Can i install parallels with fusion on my machine?

[kristenanne77]

I have a mini-mac about 2 years old and vmware fusion. Mavericks on the mac and window xp run by fusion. Ever since the beginning of installing fusion and running window I have had nothing but headaches, freeze ups and when it did work correctly ... windoz was super-duper-ultra slow. (read as "unusable")
I am thinking about trying parrellells... can i try it while fusion is on the machine?

Thanks
K

 

[freeuser]

Yes, but

if you want to use your current VM vis versa you will get the activation problem of your windows version, better use the shifted/moved option, not the copy. Or you try to use another windows version, not the same, because it will be seen as a new computer! Or try the new Windows 10 instead.

 

[kristenanne77]

I did a "restore point" and got windows working again ... although slow (but not as slow as before).

I plan to stick with windoz xp, even though windoz 7 seems pretty good., mainly because i do not want to reinstall everything all over again.
As far as your windoz 10 idea, I usually wait about 3 years till the bugs are out.

Frankly I am getting tired of spending money for software to do a hundred extra things I will never use AND probably even more importantly, wasting precious time to learn how to use all these supossedly "user friendly" features. (And that means both windows and apple).

Thanks
K

 

[J232022]

Your Mac should be fine for running Windows , I would try using the free Virtualbox , I thought vmware made the free Vmware Player for mac but it looks like that is only available on Windows or Linux for free .