Boot Camp

[Shiv]

ok, i understand how "easy" it is to install windows on a mac. my question is, should i wait for windows 7 to come out, install the old RC of windows 7, or just install plain vista on my mac for bootcamp?

kthanks

[Jake-41]

Vista ftw!

[Jake]

My experiance with bootcamping vista is terrible.

XP = Tried and Tested.

No idea about windows 7, but chances are it'll be similar to vista :S

[Jake-41]

Whats wrong with Vista?

[Shiv]

Whats wrong with Vista?

its not a problem with vista....more like i want windows 7 and i dont want to have to take out the parition, backup my crap, then reinstall windows 7

[Boni]

Whats wrong with Vista?

I could argue all day with what is wrong with Vista.

The only reasons I run Windows Vista is for DirectX10.1 and because I have a Core i7 with 12GB of RAM and I can run it without a problem, although I will admit most of the problems with Vista are either fixed or can be tweaked by adjusting settings now.

[Jake-41]

i run vista on muh laptop, i has no troubles!... and on most computers u can turn off vista!
but back to the issues, i would trust anything by windows!
Windows 7 FTW!

[Jake-41]

Whats wrong with Vista?

its not a problem with vista....more like i want windows 7 and i dont want to have to take out the parition, backup my crap, then reinstall windows 7

Wouldent be that bad!... but why did u buy a Mac if your just ganna run Windows?

[Shiv]

Whats wrong with Vista?

its not a problem with vista....more like i want windows 7 and i dont want to have to take out the parition, backup my crap, then reinstall windows 7

Wouldent be that bad!... but why did u buy a Mac if your just ganna run Windows?

cuz my ms office is crapping out on mac. plus, games for windows

[Boni]

Whats wrong with Vista?

its not a problem with vista....more like i want windows 7 and i dont want to have to take out the parition, backup my crap, then reinstall windows 7

Wouldent be that bad!... but why did u buy a Mac if your just ganna run Windows?

cuz my ms office is crapping out on mac. plus, games for windows

Try OpenOffice.Org as an alternative to Office

[Shiv]

Whats wrong with Vista?

its not a problem with vista....more like i want windows 7 and i dont want to have to take out the parition, backup my crap, then reinstall windows 7

Wouldent be that bad!... but why did u buy a Mac if your just ganna run Windows?

cuz my ms office is crapping out on mac. plus, games for windows

Try OpenOffice.Org as an alternative to Office

yea yea i've got that
but i want full compatibility, as in office itself

[Jake]

Mac version of office runs better on macs than the windows version runs on windows. and openoffice is fully compatable.

[Boni]

Mac version of office runs better on macs than the windows version runs on windows. and openoffice is fully compatable.

I recently got rid of office and I am now using OpenOffice along with Thunderbird with the Sunbird Lightening Add-on. I got so pissed at Office 2007 taking up 500MB of my Hard Drive and OpenOffice in my opinion is a pretty good substitute for MS Office.

I recommend trying it out since it is free anyway.

EDIT: And OpenOffice.org can open the new 2007 file formats [.docx etc]

[Shiv]

Mac version of office runs better on macs than the windows version runs on windows. and openoffice is fully compatable.

I recently got rid of office and I am now using OpenOffice along with Thunderbird with the Sunbird Lightening Add-on. I got so pissed at Office 2007 taking up 500MB of my Hard Drive and OpenOffice in my opinion is a pretty good substitute for MS Office.

I recommend trying it out since it is free anyway.

EDIT: And OpenOffice.org can open the new 2007 file formats [.docx etc]

can it save in docx?

[Jake]

yes