Parallels and Bootcamp

[madrox910]

HI. I installed windows xp via parallels without ever installing windows on bootcamp. is there a wrong or a right order of install? do i even need bootcamp?
can someone please explain the pros and cons of bootcamp over parallels, or visa versa?

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.

 

[JNB]

Boot Camp allows you to boot as a Windows machine completely. Parallels (or VMWare) virtualize a machine while the Mac OS is still running.

Or, BC gives you 100% of the hardware, virtualization gives you a slice of it, running two or more OS's simultaneously.

I prefer to install Windows on a BC partition, then using Parallels or VMWare to use the BC partition. Only one activation & installation needed, and it works seamlessly with either.

 

[madrox910]

Ah yeah...ok that does makes a lot of sense. I understand now.
Sorry for such a silly question. Ive only been a mac user for a week.

Thanks for your help "JohnNotBeatle".

 

[flopticalcube]

There are no silly questions, only vitriolic and bitter replies. Welcome to the forum and the Mac world.