Partition?

[drummer22]

Alrighty, I have a stupid question for yall.... I am running Vmware Fusion with XP Pro.

I thought I knew what a partition was, but the more I read about bootcamp, parallels, fusion, etc... the more confused I get. What is the technical definition of a partition? What is the setup that I have?

Also, I read things like "using Vmware in the bootcamp partition" or something like that. What does that mean?! I thought the point of Vmware was so that you didnt have to use Bootcamp. But yet they can work simultaneously?!

Thanks

 

[MacDawg]

This guide will probably give you the best overview

Booting Windows on a Mac

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[MasterNile]

You currently have 2 partitions 1 for Mac OS X and one for Windows, a VM can use either your Windows partition or a virtual OS, the only way to access the virtual OS is through a VM, while your windows partition can be accessed through either Bootcamp or a VM

 

[drummer22]

Thanks guys. I like the thought of being able to use Vmware to boot up boot camp. How should I go about installing this? Keep in mind I already have a Windows Virtual Machine... Im thinking that I install boot camp, and then import this into Vmware?.... And then I would I have the first VM and the boot camp partition as options when I open up Vmware?

This just seems like a lot of hard drive being taken up.... The first VM already takes up 4 GB. What do yall recommend?

 

[MasterNile]

Yes you would use bootcamp to partition your hard drive and start installing windows, then you would point VMware to the Windows partition (remember bootcamp is just a utility for partitioning and installing Windows) If you think 4GB is a lot for your VM you need about 20GB for your Windows partition if you're using XP, more if you're using Vista.

I use Parallels so I haven't used VMware, but yes you should be able to select either your Windows partition or your VM.