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disneyjoe7
disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
Is there software which you can install to run a window .exe program?


I'm a PC guy misplaced.

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Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited March 2009
    VirtualBox. It rocks.

    ~J
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited March 2009
    Thanks Justin, anything new on your end?

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited March 2009
    You can also purchase Parallels or VMWare Fusion. Since I use VMWare at work Fusion is what I use.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,185
    edited March 2009
    jmwest1970 wrote: »
    You can also purchase Parallels or VMWare Fusion. Since I use VMWare at work Fusion is what I use.

    You beat me to it.

    Ditto,

    Dan
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited March 2009
    I use Fusion 2.0 It rocks!
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited March 2009
    So VMWare Fusion is best? They both are the same price between Parellels and VMWare Fusion.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited March 2009
    This is my opinion: both products are equally capable, functionality-wise. I could use either. But, VMWare is a known leader in the OS virtualization software industry, so, the wrapper file can be used or migrated to many other platforms. In the Oracle DB world, VMWare is a known quantity. I converted Oracle applications environment into the VMWare and it's such a cool product that cuts the implementation/deployment time. In MAC environment, Fusion works like a charm. It allows all WIN drivers to load with ease, including external drivers, as if it is native. Resume and Suspend activities are very stable, and no corruption so far (knock on wood) and even if that's the case, reinstalling is painless. My 2 cents.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited March 2009
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    Thanks Justin, anything new on your end?

    Nothing yet, just doing a bit of relaxing (I think I deserve it! :))

    I chose VirtualBox because it's open source and FREE. I've heard great things about the other programs, but I just want to be able to run a windows program every once in a while, so VirtualBox works great for me.

    ~J
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited March 2009
    Justin, was it hard to do with a Mac like many steps? I tried to install it under Ubuntu but haven't as yet doing something wrong.

    Then I wonder if I have the source files with state Linux to find someone to assemble it for Mac. Its just a file program, it makes a .ini for setup but thats it.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited March 2009
    http://www.virtualbox.org/

    Looks like the site is down right now though. It's powered by Sun Microsystems.

    It's simple to install. You DO need a copy of Windows to install, and it runs as a virtual machine on your mac desktop. So you can run windows programs without having to log out load windows (like bootcamp).

    ~J
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited March 2009
    It should just be an image file that you click on and install, it will appear under applications. You don't have to compile anything.

    ~J
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