Re: Switching to VMWare from bootcamp

2013-05-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, fusion will allow you to use your boot camp copy of windows in a virtual machine, so you may not have to go through all of that, however, creating a new virtual machine will offer you a few advantages. It's one file, so it's very easy to back up. If something happens to your copy of wi

Re: Switching to VMWare from bootcamp

2013-05-18 Thread Chris H
Actually there is a way in Vmware to either import the bootcamp partition and create a virtual machine out of it, or create a virtual machine which boots directly to the Bootcamp partition. In my guide on setting up Bootcamp without sighted assistance at www.applevis.com I show you how to impor

Switching to VMWare from bootcamp

2013-05-18 Thread Phil Halton
I assume the first things to do for the switch is to 1) de-authorize any software licenses on the windows bootcamp side, like jaws, MS-Office etc. Also to save any data I want to keep. 2) from the Mac side, eliminate the bootcamp partition via the bootcamp utility 3) purchase and install VMWare