tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post3844693641996571812..comments2024-01-29T22:15:00.519-05:00Comments on Mod-Blog: Virtualization on the cheapWardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03233407619762435670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-89589608863076323102008-06-11T23:21:00.000-05:002008-06-11T23:21:00.000-05:00[[if you want to run Windows on your Mac, you buy ...[[if you want to run Windows on your Mac, you buy Parallels + a copy of Windows, right? It's not just Parallels.]]<BR/><BR/>Correct. <BR/><BR/>Not to tout VMWare too much, but they have a tool that'll allow you to clone a currently running Windows system and take it onto your Mac to run with VMWare. That's what I did with my copy of Windows. I did have to call MS tech support to get the verification to work. Not sure if that'll help you, but it's just something else to think about.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343760684164879351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-52761872301156700852008-06-11T21:45:00.000-05:002008-06-11T21:45:00.000-05:00Looks like with a little working around, it's comp...Looks like with a little working around, it's completely possible! http://danny-t.co.uk/index.php/2007/12/11/testing-iis-in-parallels-from-osx/<BR/><BR/>Just because I haven't looked into it too much, if you want to run Windows on your Mac, you buy Parallels + a copy of Windows, right? It's not just Parallels.quizwedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235969771583962280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-82924163109096782792008-06-11T17:45:00.000-05:002008-06-11T17:45:00.000-05:00On second thought... I have been able to get Apach...On second thought... I have been able to get Apache to run in Ubuntu Server on VMWare, so by extension it would seem likely that it could run IIS on Windows.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343760684164879351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-28069836518496841912008-06-11T17:27:00.000-05:002008-06-11T17:27:00.000-05:00Crossover is a great app, and I had forgotten abou...Crossover is a great app, and I had forgotten about it when I wrote the post. <BR/><BR/>As far as I can tell everything runs well in VMWare. If I had an installer for IIS I'd give it a try and let you know. I'll look to see if there's a free version that I can get somewhere and give it a shot. I've managed to get the Netflix streaming video to work in VMWare, so that's positive.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343760684164879351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-14004918738013086112008-06-11T17:03:00.000-05:002008-06-11T17:03:00.000-05:00Wedge,Both VMWare Fusion and Parallels are able to...Wedge,<BR/><BR/>Both VMWare Fusion and Parallels are able to run 100% of Windows apps. The only problems I have seen in those who use it is if the program needs DIRECT access to the hardware for copy protection or special power user features. A number of people I read run VisualStudio.NET on these. IIS, I honestly can't speak to as it is one of those "background" apps that isnt discussed much. All of those work 100% thru BootCamp. There is a reason why the last MacBook Pro was labelled "the best Windows PC ever made."<BR/><BR/>If you do not need full virtualization, but need to run some basic Windows Apps like MS Office, I never tire of reminding people about Crossover: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ Cheaper, smaller, and you don't need a version of Windows lying around.Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419122266777226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775781.post-3283112171969630642008-06-11T16:46:00.000-05:002008-06-11T16:46:00.000-05:00Sean, I've considered trying to get a Mac for my ...Sean, I've considered trying to get a Mac for my next work laptop, but we develop ASP.NET applications so I have to be able to run IIS, Visual Studio, etc. Is that possible with Parallels or VMWare Fusion? Haven't had the budget to do it yet, so I haven't looked into it, but I'd love to get back to using a Mac as my primary computer without having to set it up as a dual boot machine. My goal is to be able to use the Mac environment to do both work and personal things. I'd probably also have to run the Windows versions of Office, especially Outlook so I'm not buying programs the company already has.quizwedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235969771583962280noreply@blogger.com