[HELP] Best recommendations for Windows on a Mac

[Walkaa]

Hi all,

I haven't been on here for ages.

Hopefully this is an easy one to solve.

I run a MacBook Pro Mid 2014 2.8ghz i5 with 8gb ram. I need to run windows on the mac for one program specifically. That's my problem.

So what I need to know is what is the cheapest or most cost effective and most stable platform to run windows on and which version of windows would you recommend.

The program isn't intensive and on top of that ill be using chrome so nothing major.

Thanks

 

[keysofanxiety]

Hi all,

I haven't been on here for ages.

Hopefully this is an easy one to solve.

I run a MacBook Pro Mid 2014 2.8ghz i5 with 8gb ram. I need to run windows on the mac for one program specifically. That's my problem.

So what I need to know is what is the cheapest or most cost effective and most stable platform to run windows on and which version of windows would you recommend.

The program isn't intensive and on top of that ill be using chrome so nothing major.

Thanks

Well you don't have to do a Bootcamp install necessarily. Seems like overkill if you'll just be running one app. You can install something like VMWare or Parallels Desktop, but again that seems OTT if you're only going to run one app, because you'll have to be running an entire OS virtually.

So what I'd suggest is downloading Crossover. It'll allow you to run Windows applications ranging from Win98-Win8.1 within OS X. Generally I've had very little compatibility issues with it. I'd probably recommend downloading the 14 day trial and seeing how that works out for you.

 

[Walkaa]

Well you don't have to do a Bootcamp install necessarily. Seems like overkill if you'll just be running one app. You can install something like VMWare or Parallels Desktop, but again that seems OTT if you're only going to run one app, because you'll have to be running an entire OS virtually.

So what I'd suggest is downloading Crossover. It'll allow you to run Windows applications ranging from Win98-Win8.1 within OS X. Generally I've had very little compatibility issues with it. I'd probably recommend downloading the 14 day trial and seeing how that works out for you.

Thanks! never heard of this software. I don't necessarily need bootcamp (as stated), so is which ever software and OS version works best together really.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Thanks! never heard of this software. I don't necessarily need bootcamp (as stated), so is which ever software and OS version works best together really.

Ah you're more than welcome Walkaa. Just feel free to quote this if you run into any issues installing your app, I use Crossover quite a lot so I'll be happy to take you through any potential hiccups!

Hope the software works out for you. There may be a few other suggestions from others posters too!

 

[oneMadRssn]

Thanks! never heard of this software. I don't necessarily need bootcamp (as stated), so is which ever software and OS version works best together really.

Crossover has a good compatibility database that will tell you whether the program you want to use has been tested with notes on how well or poorly it ran.
https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/