Comments on: Running Windows Vista on a Mac

By: Jiri Prochazka

Jiri Prochazka — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:27:33 +0000

Hi Walt,
I have not so good experience with Vista on Macbook Pro… After instalation it was relatively fast. But one month after system is very slow and when I`m waiting minutes when system boots, minutes when I launch any bigger program, It is frustrating. Before Vista system we one year ran the Win XP. But with SP3 system was also very slow. His user doesn`t make any changes. Very interesting fact is, that when we are waiting for any activity, 80% of resources is unused! What this computer do? Other fact is, that performance test are very very possitive. Processor and graphic test of this 2.4Ghz machine with 2GB of RAM are very good. But I must say, that my DELL 2.26GHz is much more quck in normal office work. Program are starting very fast and system boot is 4 times shorter. Any ideas? Pleas do not say somethin like do not use Windows, we need use some program for architecture that we can not run under MAC OS…

By: Apple, Embracing the Enemy. | Salim Bueno's Blog

Apple, Embracing the Enemy. | Salim Bueno's Blog — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:24:29 +0000

[...] Here is what Walt Mossberg, a columnist for All Things Digital, wrote about running Windows Vista on a Mac. [...]

By: Windows - Thinking of using Vista x64 permanently - Mac-Forums.com

Windows - Thinking of using Vista x64 permanently - Mac-Forums.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:29:17 +0000

[...] Mossberg (source) has high praise for running Vista on his [...]

By: orit taylor

orit taylor — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:25:37 +0000

can someone help me?
I simply want to install Bootcamp on my MAC, to watch TV and synch my mobile. Is Vista or XP likely to be better for that? thanks

By: Music in Computer Games and Windows on Macs « Nerd Wisdom

Music in Computer Games and Windows on Macs « Nerd Wisdom — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:23:41 +0000

[...] And speaking of running Windows on an Intel iMac using Bootcamp, which is what we do to run Windows-only games, this is a very funny link, but it’s not really accurate. We actually run Windows XP instead of Vista because it runs games better, and is more stable. Honestly our iMac running Windows is easily the fastest and most stable Windows machine I’ve ever seen, probably largely because it’s missing all the bloat that normally comes on a PC (and because I’m very careful about what gets installed on it.) Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal also reports that an iMac running Vista is the best Vista machine he’s seen. [...]

By: Minaddikts, the Web Log » Blog Archive » Web Vista Links

Minaddikts, the Web Log » Blog Archive » Web Vista Links — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:07:57 +0000

[...] Running Windows Vista on a Mac [...]

By: Guille, el blog – La experiencia Vista

Guille, el blog – La experiencia Vista — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:17:48 +0000

[...] 6. Varios minutos luego, vuelvo a pensar “Bueno listo, ya esta!” Error nuevamente. Luego de ingresar mi contrasenia, aparece un asistente de verificacion de rendimiento de sistema (WTF!?). Este asistente estuvo andando unos buenos 15-20 minutos. Para que preguntaran? Es una especie de test que indica a Windows la performance de la maquina. Un numero que, segun su valor, habilita funciones avanzadas del SO, como la interfaz Aero, etc. Este numero va del 1 al 5.9, 5.9 siendo la mejor y mas potente maquina Windows Vista en el planeta. La notebook obtuvo 3.2 (recuerden que esta PC es un Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz con 4MB de cache, bus de 800MHz, 2GB de RAM y un disco de 160GB). En comparacion, la nueva iMac 2.4GHz obtuvo un 5.0 [...]

By: Xaver Factor

Xaver Factor — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:38:42 +0000

I posted your argument on my site
http://www.mymac.cc

By: If You Like Vista Get a Mac : MyMac

If You Like Vista Get a Mac : MyMac — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:30:18 +0000

[...] 1 to 5.9, with scores above 3.0 generally required for full, quick performance. Well, according to Uncle Walt his iMac 2,8 Mhz scored a 5.0, the best score of any consumer Vista machine he has [...]

By: Iris Moon

Iris Moon — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:47:18 +0000

I have been using both Parallels and VMWare Fusion beta. I am a bit different in that I am running a bit of esoteric software made for designing knitware (www.greatknitdesigns.com). The software is an older Win 3.1 program that has been tweaked for Win 98, and beyond. As such, it has a bit of wonky code and is even having some issues running under Vista HOME.

I purchased Parallels for my MacBook with 2 Gig RAM in January and loaded the knitting program. It runs under Parallels, but for some reason, the database of custom designs gets corrupted very easily. Naturally, this is a bit of an issue. It’s not fun to lose all you designs.

I downloaded the beta of VMWare Fusion and have had no problems, despite actively trying to create them. I have “crashed” the Windows machine, I have left files unsaved and open. I’ve crashed the Mac instead of shutting it down. In short, I’ve done everything I can think of to cause a problem.

I agree there are a few more bells and whistles to parallels but, for me at least, it is definitely NOT the best choice.

If you’re having problems running specific Windows programs on your Mac with Parallels, VMware is worth looking at.