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stoutboy1

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Can anyone tell me if you can use a program like parallels on a mac so I can run internet explorer? I need it for my job... The real reason is that I need the active X. I would really appreciate any help, and I would be even happier if I can actually do it (without bootcamp that is).
Thank you in advance.

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I don't have my iMac yet but it's on the way from China. I've done lots of research and the short answer to your question is yes. You can use Parallels or VMware Fusion to allow you to run a copy of Microsoft OS (you will need to buy one if you don't own one) inside of the Mac OS. From what I read, I will probably be using VMware Fusion if I need to do this. There is currently a $20 rebate on Fusion.

Hope that helps
 
Just out of interest i am currently installing XP under Q and we will see how it runs! :)
 
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I have an intel mac 2.16 core 2 duo. I need to be able to run internet explorer so I can acess a web 2.0 site...
 
Stampyhead said:
That makes no sense. Most "web 2.0" sites, because of their heavy use of standards-compliant CSS, work much better in Firefox or Safari than in IE.
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Ok, sorry... I'm not sure why it wont work the support for the site said that it is a SaaS or web 2.0 website. Thats were I got that. The way they explained it to me is that I need to be able to have activeX so when I click on something it opens it up in the right program.

Anyway way you look at it I just have to run IE, will this be accomplished by running parallels 3.0?

If so on parallels web sit eit says that you can install XP but doesn't specify sp2 like most other so does that mean I can install original xp then download the updates?

Thanks
 
stoutboy1 said:
Ok, sorry... I'm not sure why it wont work the support for the site said that it is a SaaS or web 2.0 website. Thats were I got that. The way they explained it to me is that I need to be able to have activeX so when I click on something it opens it up in the right program.

Anyway way you look at it I just have to run IE, will this be accomplished by running parallels 3.0?

If so on parallels web sit eit says that you can install XP but doesn't specify sp2 like most other so does that mean I can install original xp then download the updates?

Thanks
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I would think yes. This is off the Parallels datasheet.

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Looks like any version of Windows will work.
 
Update: Beware of parallels on Leopard

Parallels REALY sucks. That said it might have been something with my computer. I installed it and xp sp2 and when I was using it it was real slow and if I ever hoverd my mouse over one of the buttons on the outside edge of their window. It would permanantly freeze my computer. Guess what ended up happening.... Your right it crashed. Thank goodness for Time Machine:D:):p It didnt work flawlessly but I was able to recover everything I wanted to in a round about way.

My computer had a fresh install of Leopard 3 weeks ago so there wasnt a bunch of crap on it to mess with parallels. It might be to wussy a computer to run that program. I dont know.

imac 20 intel core2duo 2.16 2gb

So after all that crap does anyone know how smoothly Bootcamp works? I think thats probably the safest way to go from here but I would really like some feedback on that. (Im sure there is another forum for boot camp but if you read this and have insight, please share your thoughts or links)

Thanks
 
Install XP in Bootcamp, Google "sliptreaming" if you only have a SP1 disk. Then use VM Ware Fusion from the BC partition. That's what I do, and it's fine. We use Parallels at work and it sucks hard.

In your case you could try Crossover, it has a free trial, but I've had issues with it.
 
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