I'm running an i7 MacBook air with 8 gigs of RAM, and the Air handles Windows better than any of my high end dedicated Windows laptops ever had. I dedicate one core to Windows and 4 gigs of RAM while it's running, leaving 4 gigs and the other Core for the Mac. I use a combination of Karabiner (Previously keyRemap4Macbook), Siel (Previously known as PcKeyboardHack), and Sharp Keys in the actual VM. If you want more information, I can help you off list. I have a setup where my Windows, alt and ctrl keys are all set up to a PC layout inside the VM only, and my capslock routes to the insert key for JAWS/NVDA. I also have it set so I can use capslock as the VO modifier (ctrl+option), which is easier in some cases, but not all. The key remapping process can be rather extensive, so again, if you want to use the layout I described, shoot me an email off list. Hope this helps.
On 7/10/14, Justin Mann <w9...@me.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I did ghet the Iso image of windows, and so far that has seemed to work to > get the vmware installation running. Is there anything different that I > should do as far as keyboard mapping etc? Also, do you think that a Macbook > air could handle a screen-reader as well? I'm running the 1.7 I7 with 8 Gb > of ram. > Thanks, > > On Jul 10, 2014, at 5:38 AM, Tristan <theblinddj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Justin, >> You need an ISO image of Windows to load up a VM. You can find these >> from sites such as Digital River, just make sure you buy a key first. >> >> >> On 7/10/14, Justin Mann <w9...@me.com> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've got some software that I am trying to run that is pretty nitch, and >>> requires the use of windows, so I am trying to install windows on to a >>> virtual machine on my mac using VMware fusion . I've figured out how to >>> create the Vm, but how to you install windows in to the area where the Vm >>> is >>> located? This away it doesn't have to run from the Usb drive that I >>> have >>> mounted. >>> Thanks for any help you can offer, >>> Justin >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
