GuestPC or VirtualPC

GameGURU · 02-25-2006, 02:59 PM

Does anyone use either of these for Windows or Linux? If so, how do things run? Are there alot of bugs and such?

I really want to get Linux back up and running but I kind of wanted my Mac to stick with OS X, now the temptation of being able to simply open a Linux GUI in my OS X is amazing.

ATIRAGEPRO · 02-25-2006, 03:13 PM

I use Virtual PC. It basicaly just make a fake computer, fake hardware, fake desktop, ect... As far as i know, Virtual PC dosn't recognize 3D cards, so gaming sucks. Then again, I have VPC 6 by Connectix.

Maybe the newest version by Microsoft has 3d Hardware support.

I use Win2000 and SUSe 9.1 on it and it works OK.

macdude425 · 02-25-2006, 03:23 PM

You have an Intel iMac, right?

You could try ELILO+Slackware.

Brtnboarder495 · 02-27-2006, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Maybe the newest version by Microsoft has 3d Hardware support.

Nope, and despite the "speed increases", it's painfully slow unless you've got a dual core CPU of high speed or a 2.0ghz PPC CPU and a gig of memory.

Member Login