Upgrade from xp to vista mac os x#
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I will say that Vista runs better naively from Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro then any other Notebook I've run it on although that has more to do with the hardware specs. So this is where virtualization comes in nice. Professionally I have to support it therefore I have to use it enough to know the in's and out's and have it available at the same time as other OSes I need to support. Personally I have no need for Vista nor would I choose to use it over XP and more certainly not over OS X. So it depends whether you see have some specific reason to run Vista in your particular case.

Only value added in my opinion is better user interface in Vista (even though you don't get Aero in Fusion) - the nice improvements to the column view, address bar in Windows Explorer etc.ДЄlso I would suggest you wait for Windows 7, upgrading to Vista at this point seems (with a little of crystal & rumor ball help) as a waste of money if you will be able to get Windows 7 in a few months (which is supposed to be less memory- and disk-hungry). Also Windows XP is the most supported OS on the planet - including being the most supported version of Windows.

Upgrade from xp to vista mac os x#

That's a problem with a VM to which you don't want to assign lots of RAM and disk space that Mac OS X could use.

Upgrade from xp to vista install#

Vista is more memory-hungry, the default install is also more disk-hungry. My personal opinion is there is hardly any value added and some value removed.

play with OSX for a while.ДЄ general question I have is it worth upgrading a Fusion VM from XP you've SEEN OS X, right? And you're STILL considering buying Vista? If it's because you thing Vista's got something for you that OSX doesn't. Provided you have the disk space, or a worthy external drive, why not whip up a Vista VM and see if it's gonna be worth your time, effort, and sanity to migrate over?ДЄnd, of course, I would fails as a Mac Evangelist if I didn't at least ask. Given the choice, a Clean Install is, er, well, Cleaner. I just feel there's too much for an installer program to screw up on, while performing a nip-tuck of a running operating system. I always get sketchy about 'Upgrades' to an OS. is asking for trouble.ДЄnd, from my Paranoid Side.

Upgrade from xp to vista upgrade#

an upgrade just for the sake of an upgrade, without a real concrete reason, other than 'it's supposed to be 'better' '. But unless it's on a second machine, or one you just don't care about. 'Vista Only' application or device you need? Try it. A compatibility it'll give you that wasn't there. If there's a feature you just gotta have, sure.

Like any other upgrade, don't do it 'just because'. You may not get the 'Ohhh.Ahhhh' experience that's supposed to convince you how 'awesome' Vista is.ДЄlthough you have one superior advantage by having that Virtual Environment you can just throw it out without 'losing' all your stuff, if you create, and 'experiment' on a second VM. It sees a 'virtual' set of hardware that just might not run some of Vista's Eye-Candy. In a Virtual Environment, Vista isn't going to SEE the Mac's real hardware, either. but your Mac has the same stuff inside for Fusion to 'base' the VM on.) (Yes, you can 'adjust' the VM's settings. but you will be asking for MORE work from the same hardware. OK, so any Mac that can run Fusion, and therefore a Fusion Vista VM, is going to be pretty darn powerful. Vist is resource hungry, and wishes to be run on the latest, greatest, and fastest hardware you can throw at it. 'Upgrading' a VM to Vista comes with all of the cons of Upgrading a 'Real' PC to Vista.and LACKS a few of the Benefits.