Okay, one more link and i'm done for the day here and need to get sewing.

this is a comparison of bootcamp, parallel, and fusion. very informative.

http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.02/VirtualizationBenchmark/

Okay Beth here is a little more on the printer issue.

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>> I have installed the HP C4795 printer on windows side via USB and
>> have gone thru the steps to then do the wireless installation.
>> Windows recognizes the printer but I still can't get it to print
>> wirelessly. I know I'm missing something here but I just can't
>> figure it out. Please help.

Addendum: I have now messed it up totally! I can't get it to print
fr the Mac side now. Aaarrrgh
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... Addendum: I have now messed it up totally! I can't get it to print fr the Mac side now. Aaarrrgh... Susan Smith
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... Sometimes you have to turn it off in Windows before the Mac can again access the printer. Have you tried that? ... Sandy www.sandymike.net ...

Thanks!!

BethMI

Beth, I signed up for a yahoo group and the question about the printer came up. they said you have to install the printer on the windows side. hope it helps.

there was also some stuff on Parallel. but need to go read it again.Cheryl

Sounds right to me.

My question NOW because I can't remember the discussions a year ago with Apple (getting old is tough, isn't it?) that Parallel AND Fusion both allow both OS to be up at the same time, but it takes much more space on the hard drive to do that, and makes it run slower.

I don't know what the VM stuff is, but sounds like it works well for you!

Lynn

And yes, sometimes it is irritating to have to reboot to do quilt stuff, but that's what I decided to do. I might take another route next time, who knows. It's always changing, isn't it?

I believe the answer to your question Marge yes. Its the windows that allows the EQ programs to work. Bootcamp is what allows Apple and Microsoft to work on the same computer. Here is a link to apple FAQ's on the subject. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1656

If i'm wrong let me know, but that is how i understand . Cheryl

Glad to see this post because we switched to a Mac last spring and got Fusion, but we have never gotten it to the point where we can print anything in it, so it is useless for my quilting software. (EQ6, Kaliedescope Kreator, etc .)

This post gives me hope to keep plugging at getting that Fusion up and running!

BethMI

I'm confused and hope some one can clear this up for me. I love my Mac and have no desire to change to a PC, but there are some programs that I would like to have that only run on Wondows. If I use a virtual program such as boot camp or Fusion do I also need to get a Windows program in addition before I can run E Quilter or Kaleidoscope Maker? I hope some of you who are more computer savy can make this clear for me. Marge

cjtinkle wrote:
Great info - Thanks!!! I switched over to Mac about 5 months ago and am really happy so far! (In fact, the whole family switched, which has been great too!)

One thing I had been contemplating is whether or not to keep my PC to continue to run my Bernina, EQ and Kalidascope software. I have been giving Fusion 3.0 serious thought, so I appreciate the recommendation!!!

Mary Kay

Ha ha, cheesecake and mac need to go hand in hand...

CJ, thanks i'll have to think about if multi tasking is for me or not. But will check out the VM ware.

I switched to a Mac about 18 months ago and couldn't be happier. I run VMware's Fusion 3.0 with Windows 7, and my sewing software (Bernina DP V6, My Label, and EQ6) all run beautifully in it.

I tried the bootcamp method, and while it's certainly faster, I did not like having to reboot from one OS to the other, as I like to work on several things at once.

Ha!! Had to check your location because there is also a Cheesecake Factory near my Apple in Sugar Land, TX!

Great ideas, I knew you all could help. I am going to check out the yahoo group, and look for the full version of xp. Plus I also need to start taking the classes at apple which is about an hour away. No problem for me, theres a cheesecake factory and its in a really nice mall.

Another thing; I was at the inklingo site by linda Franz, and apparently her disks don't work with xp 9, but does work in the older versions. Just one more thing to think about......

Cheryl

I'm a full year into my switch to Mac and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I installed the Windows program on my computer using boot camp. Works great. This requires you to shut down the Mac OS to use Windows and my quilting software, but that's easy enough.

The reason I chose to do it this way was that the Apple guy told me using Boot Camp would not take up much space/speed and that if I used the Parallel program that allows you to have both programs open at the same time, I would sacrifice speed and disk space.

Hope that helps.